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 244
... seemed to dog the settlers ' every step . Towards the end of the year 1821 , the wheat crop promised a harvest , but again it was attacked by the rust and destroyed . Gloom , hope- lessness and dread of the future beset them , and they ...
... seemed to dog the settlers ' every step . Towards the end of the year 1821 , the wheat crop promised a harvest , but again it was attacked by the rust and destroyed . Gloom , hope- lessness and dread of the future beset them , and they ...
Page 535
... seemed to have been given to the closer union of the two republics . Kruger used every device to delay the extension of the railway from Bloemfontein whilst the Delagoa line was being completed . At all costs , he was also deter- mined ...
... seemed to have been given to the closer union of the two republics . Kruger used every device to delay the extension of the railway from Bloemfontein whilst the Delagoa line was being completed . At all costs , he was also deter- mined ...
Page 765
... seemed imminent ( 1893 ) . The main opposition to self - government came from officials and others within the Cape Colony . It arose from the fear that the with- drawal of the imperial garrison would leave the Europeans helpless in face ...
... seemed imminent ( 1893 ) . The main opposition to self - government came from officials and others within the Cape Colony . It arose from the fear that the with- drawal of the imperial garrison would leave the Europeans helpless in face ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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