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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Page 244
... direction , pursued by the enraged Zulus , for most of them had received some kind of knock . But every direction on this summit ended in a 200 - foot drop . " There they come , ' said Shaka with a sardonic smile , as scream- ing women ...
... direction , pursued by the enraged Zulus , for most of them had received some kind of knock . But every direction on this summit ended in a 200 - foot drop . " There they come , ' said Shaka with a sardonic smile , as scream- ing women ...
Page 300
... direction of their carpenter , Hutton , immediately set about building another ship from the timbers recovered from the wreck , supplemented by local wood obtained from selected trees . The latter , however , had to be seasoned before ...
... direction of their carpenter , Hutton , immediately set about building another ship from the timbers recovered from the wreck , supplemented by local wood obtained from selected trees . The latter , however , had to be seasoned before ...
Page 360
... direction without striking other land masses . Lieutenant King averred that an allowance had to be made for that by altering course to north and south . Shaka pondered for a time then exclaimed : ' In other words , you go to the right ...
... direction without striking other land masses . Lieutenant King averred that an allowance had to be made for that by altering course to north and south . Shaka pondered for a time then exclaimed : ' In other words , you go to the right ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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