The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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Page 522
... Rhodes was essentially also a seer , a man of vision . Size inspired him : he saw big , thought big , talked big . The immensity of South Africa thrilled him , and the immensity of the opportunity to be seized or lost haunted him . Time ...
... Rhodes was essentially also a seer , a man of vision . Size inspired him : he saw big , thought big , talked big . The immensity of South Africa thrilled him , and the immensity of the opportunity to be seized or lost haunted him . Time ...
Page 523
... RHODES AND MACKENZIE 523 Rhodes's hand was strengthened by the trekking of the Transvaal Boers into Bechuanaland . The imposition by the Transvaal of a tariff on all Colonial produce ( 1881 ) had already cooled the enthusiasm felt by ...
... RHODES AND MACKENZIE 523 Rhodes's hand was strengthened by the trekking of the Transvaal Boers into Bechuanaland . The imposition by the Transvaal of a tariff on all Colonial produce ( 1881 ) had already cooled the enthusiasm felt by ...
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... RHODES 599 of the Crown had declared it to be a breach of that Convention . To claim anything as of right under that instrument would silence the growing opposition in the Transvaal and might well lead to war , and he had no mind to ...
... RHODES 599 of the Crown had declared it to be a breach of that Convention . To claim anything as of right under that instrument would silence the growing opposition in the Transvaal and might well lead to war , and he had no mind to ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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