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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He or- dained that henceforth the four wine leases would be combined in the hands of one contractor , Johannes Phyffer , an ex ... Henceforth they would literally have " to feed from one man's hand " , the hand of van der Stel who had ...
He or- dained that henceforth the four wine leases would be combined in the hands of one contractor , Johannes Phyffer , an ex ... Henceforth they would literally have " to feed from one man's hand " , the hand of van der Stel who had ...
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What was a feather in the hands of Holland " , wrote Captain Blankett , " will become a sword in the hands of France . " So long as the Cape of Good Hope was merely a half - way house to the Eastern Seas , a useful depôt , held by a ...
What was a feather in the hands of Holland " , wrote Captain Blankett , " will become a sword in the hands of France . " So long as the Cape of Good Hope was merely a half - way house to the Eastern Seas , a useful depôt , held by a ...
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Next were the Uitlanders , who might precipitate a crisis and thus deny to the reforming party among the Transvaalers the time neces- sary to gain the upper hand before the coming presidential election.4 At the moment , there were signs ...
Next were the Uitlanders , who might precipitate a crisis and thus deny to the reforming party among the Transvaalers the time neces- sary to gain the upper hand before the coming presidential election.4 At the moment , there were signs ...
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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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