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 60
... never be learned ' . The rest of the council voted solidly against Shaka , as they saw no good in these innovations . The elderly commander or colonel of the ' Old Guard ' or Yengondlovu regiment attacked the idea of going without ...
... never be learned ' . The rest of the council voted solidly against Shaka , as they saw no good in these innovations . The elderly commander or colonel of the ' Old Guard ' or Yengondlovu regiment attacked the idea of going without ...
Page 171
... Never a believer in chance , and knowing that Zwide would bombard him with magic if he could but gain some personal objects of Shaka , the latter took every precaution against this . He deemed himself less vulnerable as he had not ( as ...
... Never a believer in chance , and knowing that Zwide would bombard him with magic if he could but gain some personal objects of Shaka , the latter took every precaution against this . He deemed himself less vulnerable as he had not ( as ...
Page 203
... never sanctioned such an evil thing . ' ' Power goes to the head and recks not what means it employs , as you too will soon know , ' Ntombazi replied quietly . ' Why did you cut off those heads and mount them in your hut ? It is an ...
... never sanctioned such an evil thing . ' ' Power goes to the head and recks not what means it employs , as you too will soon know , ' Ntombazi replied quietly . ' Why did you cut off those heads and mount them in your hut ? It is an ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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