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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... Boy ! Today you have done a brave man's deed . ' And he gave Shaka a goat . The boy shared it that night with his family and the other herd - boys ; his pride was great but his hatred of the E - Langeni remained unchanged . At the age ...
... Boy ! Today you have done a brave man's deed . ' And he gave Shaka a goat . The boy shared it that night with his family and the other herd - boys ; his pride was great but his hatred of the E - Langeni remained unchanged . At the age ...
Page 32
... boys in headman Ngomane's ward . Owing to his unusual size , intelligence and drive he was classed as a senior , and ... boys ' favourite game of uku gwaza insema ( to transfix or spear the insema , a tough round tuber about the size of ...
... boys in headman Ngomane's ward . Owing to his unusual size , intelligence and drive he was classed as a senior , and ... boys ' favourite game of uku gwaza insema ( to transfix or spear the insema , a tough round tuber about the size of ...
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... boys morosely brooding , and , perhaps , dream- ing dreams of conquest and empire . It must be remembered that these boys were living in an age when every kind of African wild beast still roamed the land . Leopards frequently made raids ...
... boys morosely brooding , and , perhaps , dream- ing dreams of conquest and empire . It must be remembered that these boys were living in an age when every kind of African wild beast still roamed the land . Leopards frequently made raids ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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