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 36
... soon as superior to the armies of his adversaries as the Roman legions to the Celtic hordes . By this means Dingiswayo had soon either conquered or persuaded all the surrounding tribes into a commonwealth under the Pax Mtetwa . His ...
... soon as superior to the armies of his adversaries as the Roman legions to the Celtic hordes . By this means Dingiswayo had soon either conquered or persuaded all the surrounding tribes into a commonwealth under the Pax Mtetwa . His ...
Page 240
... soon dries out , and a cattle - kraal is sweeter than the average horse stable . The dung of cattle fed on the European model with concentrates , turnips , kale and such is a totally different thing and can be very objectionable . This ...
... soon dries out , and a cattle - kraal is sweeter than the average horse stable . The dung of cattle fed on the European model with concentrates , turnips , kale and such is a totally different thing and can be very objectionable . This ...
Page 353
... soon as Manyundela's death was reported to Shaka he flew into a rage and accused the army of cowardice , for allowing its general to be killed . He was very fond of Manyundela and nothing would appease him until a large number of ...
... soon as Manyundela's death was reported to Shaka he flew into a rage and accused the army of cowardice , for allowing its general to be killed . He was very fond of Manyundela and nothing would appease him until a large number of ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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