The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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In the first place , they were a pastoral people , with herds of long - horned cattle and flocks of fat - tailed sheep , while the Bushmen never progressed beyond the hunting and collect- ing stage . They also smelted iron for the ...
In the first place , they were a pastoral people , with herds of long - horned cattle and flocks of fat - tailed sheep , while the Bushmen never progressed beyond the hunting and collect- ing stage . They also smelted iron for the ...
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One would not think , an observer remarked , that they could feel overcrowded , yet " such is the general complaint of these people ; they allege that they cannot possibly live like this , as no one has enough grazing for his cattle " .
One would not think , an observer remarked , that they could feel overcrowded , yet " such is the general complaint of these people ; they allege that they cannot possibly live like this , as no one has enough grazing for his cattle " .
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A proclamation of 16922 illustrated his fears : it stated that colonists were making a living by grazing cattle and bartering in the interior , thus " leading a lazy , sluggardly life , to the detriment of the common weal " ...
A proclamation of 16922 illustrated his fears : it stated that colonists were making a living by grazing cattle and bartering in the interior , thus " leading a lazy , sluggardly life , to the detriment of the common weal " ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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