Oom Paul's People

Oom Paul's People
Author: Howard Clemens Hillegas
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2020-03-16
Genre: History
ISBN:

This book is written to introduce readers to the Boers, the descendants of the Dutch-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It also tells the story of their life experiences through the lens of a man popularly known as Oom Paul—Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger who was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. He came to international prominence as the face of the Boer cause—that of the Transvaal and its neighbor the Orange Free State—against Britain during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902.

Bulletin ...

Bulletin ...
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.). Mercantile Library Company
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1898
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Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: Mechanics' Institute (San Francisco, Calif.). Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1899
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The Boer War

The Boer War
Author: Fred R. van Hartesveldt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2000-05-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 031303236X

One hundred years after the Boer War, the British continue to debate what went wrong, while the war has significant nationalist overtones in today's South Africa. This book examines changes in interpretations of the war and provides a bibliography of major sources on the Boer War, now sometimes called the South African War. The bibliography focuses on the military history, but also includes some historical accounts of the political debate. The first part of the book provides an extended historiographical essay, while part two provides an annotated bibliography of the titles discussed in part one. Historiographical questions concerning the Boer War are numerous. Discussions of military operations focus on the early use of modern weaponry and the effect of guerrilla tactics on a traditional force, while other historians debate the question of British military leadership and organization. Questions also revolve around British imperialism and the scramble for Africa. Frequently called the second war for freedom by South African authors, the war was the reason that South Africa, unlike other British colonies, gained independence without majority rule. This makes the war of continuing relevance to the turmoil in South Africa, the collapse of the minority government, and the continuing problems of the current government. This book will provide a useful tool for those wishing to research the war.

Lamp

Lamp
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 650
Release: 1900
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Lunenburg (Mass. : Town)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 902
Release: 1893
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