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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E. A. Ritter. means of a circular cut starting on the perimeter of the skin and finishing in the centre . This gave a very long thong , an inch wide , which was cut into fifty - foot lengths , and being raw , they were pliable . By means ...
E. A. Ritter. means of a circular cut starting on the perimeter of the skin and finishing in the centre . This gave a very long thong , an inch wide , which was cut into fifty - foot lengths , and being raw , they were pliable . By means ...
Page 267
... means ntlaka ' ( the Zulu word for gum ) . This obviously indicated Mdlaka , the generalissimo of the army , who was sitting at Shaka's feet . ' I hear you , Nobela , ' interposed Shaka , ' but the army is not to be touched . I alone ...
... means ntlaka ' ( the Zulu word for gum ) . This obviously indicated Mdlaka , the generalissimo of the army , who was sitting at Shaka's feet . ' I hear you , Nobela , ' interposed Shaka , ' but the army is not to be touched . I alone ...
Page 287
... mean White " ; for , as Isaacs attests , while externally friendly and polite , “ when- ever the natives spoke of us ... means anything which is creepy - crawly or low . One outstanding fact , however , emerges and stands forth like a ...
... mean White " ; for , as Isaacs attests , while externally friendly and polite , “ when- ever the natives spoke of us ... means anything which is creepy - crawly or low . One outstanding fact , however , emerges and stands forth like a ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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