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 22
... military kraals , there to tend no longer his father's but the king's herds . This was an established institution in every boy's upbringing , needed , it was said , to ensure his growing well , in which no doubt the copious supply of ...
... military kraals , there to tend no longer his father's but the king's herds . This was an established institution in every boy's upbringing , needed , it was said , to ensure his growing well , in which no doubt the copious supply of ...
Page 178
... military review took place . Each regiment competed in various military evolutions and manoeuvres , ending in the march - past of the regiments in com- panies or ama - gaba . Thereafter the whole army formed up in a dense circle around ...
... military review took place . Each regiment competed in various military evolutions and manoeuvres , ending in the march - past of the regiments in com- panies or ama - gaba . Thereafter the whole army formed up in a dense circle around ...
Page 215
... military kraal . Shaka marched straight up to where his mother was seated on the mound and gave her a hearty personal greeting before he extended it in a general way to the others , at the same time giving Pampata a friendly glance ...
... military kraal . Shaka marched straight up to where his mother was seated on the mound and gave her a hearty personal greeting before he extended it in a general way to the others , at the same time giving Pampata a friendly glance ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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