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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... knew - as the poets who wrote the sagas knew . The Author's Thanks to Helpers The author finds it very difficult to express his thanks adequa- tely to his many helpers ; nor is it easy to know in what order to name them . He will ...
... knew - as the poets who wrote the sagas knew . The Author's Thanks to Helpers The author finds it very difficult to express his thanks adequa- tely to his many helpers ; nor is it easy to know in what order to name them . He will ...
Page 93
... knew the history of each . In order to grasp this it is necessary to illustrate the average Zulu's powers of memory when applied to cattle . The Royal herdsmen of the Zulu kings had as many as 5000 * head of cattle in one herd . They ...
... knew the history of each . In order to grasp this it is necessary to illustrate the average Zulu's powers of memory when applied to cattle . The Royal herdsmen of the Zulu kings had as many as 5000 * head of cattle in one herd . They ...
Page 308
... knew what to expect , and they both immediately made a secret report to Nandi . The Queen - Mother was delighted , for she knew that this girl with the volcanic temperament , whatever her faults might be , was faithful to her son . The ...
... knew what to expect , and they both immediately made a secret report to Nandi . The Queen - Mother was delighted , for she knew that this girl with the volcanic temperament , whatever her faults might be , was faithful to her son . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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