Friends and Foes in the Transkei: a Victorian Lady's Experience of Southern Africa During the 1870s Contributor(s): Prichard, Helen M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846777585 ISBN-13: 9781846777585 Publisher: Leonaur Ltd OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.78 lbs) 172 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pioneer days in South Africa Helen Prichard arrived in South Africa with her family in 1876. The colonisation of the interior was in full swing and hers was a family that typified the pioneer sprit of the time. Inevitably the expansion of a new people impacted upon the lives of the native population. These were years-for the British in Africa-when this would have its most significant and disastrous consequences. We experience through Helen Prichard's writings her family's efforts to create a new life for themselves in the wilderness. Their lives are put in jeopardy as the Kaffir tribes rise and as the decade draws to a close imperial forces are preparing to deal with the great Zulu nation. A vital account of a colonist woman's experiences in an uncompromising landscape. |