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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... present Shaka to him . He had already had a very favourable report on his first battle , and was greatly impressed by what he had seen that day . At his first glance into the sharp and intelligent eyes of the huge young warrior , he ...
... present Shaka to him . He had already had a very favourable report on his first battle , and was greatly impressed by what he had seen that day . At his first glance into the sharp and intelligent eyes of the huge young warrior , he ...
Page 81
... present known as Zululand some 10,000 square miles - Shaka brought under his direct rule an area more than ten times as great , whilst his ' Shadow ' hovered over territory twelve times greater still , or 120 times as large as present ...
... present known as Zululand some 10,000 square miles - Shaka brought under his direct rule an area more than ten times as great , whilst his ' Shadow ' hovered over territory twelve times greater still , or 120 times as large as present ...
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... present district of Bergville , with their rear and flanks se- curely guarded by the towering , and now in winter , snow - clad mountains . Their front was fairly well protected by the Tugela and Lam- bonja rivers , from which side ...
... present district of Bergville , with their rear and flanks se- curely guarded by the towering , and now in winter , snow - clad mountains . Their front was fairly well protected by the Tugela and Lam- bonja rivers , from which side ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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