March Hare The Autobiography of Elsa Smithers
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Hardcover with DJ. Oxford University Press 1939. 232 pages inc index.
The DJ has some marks and nicks to edges. Previous owners name on ffep. Otherwise book is in good condition for its age. ( see pics below). Please feel free to ask questions.
She was born in 1862 in a turbulent country - the South African Republic, where the Sekukuni Rising, the Boer War, and the Gold Rushes seemed almost to be everyday affairs.
Many of the famous characters of South African history came to Elsa Smither's house during her childhood and married life: She met Jameson and Rhodes, Haggard and Bailey were visitors, and Pretorius, Burgers, and Kruger were friends of her family.
This is an intimate and exciting book. it is the story of a remarkable woman and the history of an age of diamonds and gold that changed South Africa.
Contents
Early Days
Morgensonne
The Goldfields
Klipheuvel
The Sekukuni War
Pretoria
The First Boer War
Kimberley
Bultfontein and Koffyfontein
The Second Boer War
Johannesburg
Vereeniging"
Illustrations include a picture of No. 23 Strand St. The home of Mrs. Koopmans De Wet and there is an fold out map at the back of the book entitled Part of the Transvaal or South Africa Republic.
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