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 42
... followed by the two at the furnace . The former were visible by the light which came from the glow of the forge , which they did not cease to supply with air from the bellows , near where they now sat with bowed and covered heads ...
... followed by the two at the furnace . The former were visible by the light which came from the glow of the forge , which they did not cease to supply with air from the bellows , near where they now sat with bowed and covered heads ...
Page 229
... followed . Arriving at the first fence , the leaders stopped and regarded it with suspicion , whilst the rest of the herd formed up on either side , horn to horn , into a single rank with a broad front . With heads thrown high in a ...
... followed . Arriving at the first fence , the leaders stopped and regarded it with suspicion , whilst the rest of the herd formed up on either side , horn to horn , into a single rank with a broad front . With heads thrown high in a ...
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... followed , and ahead of the King ran the Royal heralds and a detachment of guards . Hour after hour Shaka kept up the devastating pace . He was sweating freely although it was late autumn , and streams poured from the fat councillors ...
... followed , and ahead of the King ran the Royal heralds and a detachment of guards . Hour after hour Shaka kept up the devastating pace . He was sweating freely although it was late autumn , and streams poured from the fat councillors ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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