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 186
... forest hunt- ing would be more profitable , but surprise attacks by the enemy were also likely . Again , all Ngunis had an intense dislike of these gloomy , primeval forests in enemy country , however much they favoured them as a refuge ...
... forest hunt- ing would be more profitable , but surprise attacks by the enemy were also likely . Again , all Ngunis had an intense dislike of these gloomy , primeval forests in enemy country , however much they favoured them as a refuge ...
Page 188
... forest clearing , in which there was burning a big fire to light up the very dark night . Shaka gave them the counter - signs by which they were to identify each other in case of doubt . This consisted of the doubtful one saying to the ...
... forest clearing , in which there was burning a big fire to light up the very dark night . Shaka gave them the counter - signs by which they were to identify each other in case of doubt . This consisted of the doubtful one saying to the ...
Page 190
... forest made them feel uneasy even in the daytime , as there were only a few of such primeval areas throughout the whole country , and not one of them as extensive as the Nkandla forest . Such a complete arboreal canopy was unknown to ...
... forest made them feel uneasy even in the daytime , as there were only a few of such primeval areas throughout the whole country , and not one of them as extensive as the Nkandla forest . Such a complete arboreal canopy was unknown to ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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