Shaka Zulu"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover. |
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E. A. Ritter. که CHAPTER 1 Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth Century BEFORE proceeding with the mighty drama of Shaka's life it is necessary to give the background of the Zulus and Zululand in the days of his father ...
E. A. Ritter. که CHAPTER 1 Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth Century BEFORE proceeding with the mighty drama of Shaka's life it is necessary to give the background of the Zulus and Zululand in the days of his father ...
Page 121
... Zululand , which now indeed lived up to its name of ' Heaven - land ' . Because of their superior intelligence they real- ized that they too would some day be ' smelt out ' , merely be- cause their sharper wits brought them more ...
... Zululand , which now indeed lived up to its name of ' Heaven - land ' . Because of their superior intelligence they real- ized that they too would some day be ' smelt out ' , merely be- cause their sharper wits brought them more ...
Page 245
... Zululand and the greater part of Natal and Pondoland . It is even stated that Shaka frequently used this method of execution at his three resi- dential Royal kraals - the old and the new Bulawayo , and Dukazu . A study of the topography ...
... Zululand and the greater part of Natal and Pondoland . It is even stated that Shaka frequently used this method of execution at his three resi- dential Royal kraals - the old and the new Bulawayo , and Dukazu . A study of the topography ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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