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 82
... ground . All the regiments were then ordered to parade a little aside of the ground covered with the thorns . Shaka then addressed them : ' My children , it has come to my ears that some of you have dainty feet and this has sorely ...
... ground . All the regiments were then ordered to parade a little aside of the ground covered with the thorns . Shaka then addressed them : ' My children , it has come to my ears that some of you have dainty feet and this has sorely ...
Page 213
... ground floor of the kraal . Over this rested a six- inch or thicker accumulation of dry cattle - dung which was capable of absorbing a great deal of rain before the ground under- neath got wet , and in dry weather the evaporation ...
... ground floor of the kraal . Over this rested a six- inch or thicker accumulation of dry cattle - dung which was capable of absorbing a great deal of rain before the ground under- neath got wet , and in dry weather the evaporation ...
Page 325
... ground , for they knew what guns and horses were . They at first , however , mistook the Griquas for Europeans . When the Zulus charged forward the Griquas retired and reloaded , only to advance again and fire . Mdlaka , remembering his ...
... ground , for they knew what guns and horses were . They at first , however , mistook the Griquas for Europeans . When the Zulus charged forward the Griquas retired and reloaded , only to advance again and fire . Mdlaka , remembering his ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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