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Ten years north of the Orange River : a story of everyday life and work among the South African tribes from 1859-1869
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- Creator
- by John Mackenzie
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- Language
- English
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- Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas, 1871
- Physical Details
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- xix, 523 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, folded map ; 20 cm
- OCLC
- ocm06255598
- "T. and A. Constable, printers to the Queen, and to the University"--Colophon.
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Introduction -- The Cape Colony -- First year in Bechuana Land -- The Orange Free State and Transvaal Republic -- Griquas or half-caste Hottentots -- Kuruman, formerly Lattakoo Mission -- Batlaping missions at Taung and Likatlong -- Journey into the interior -- Bushman land -- Bushman guidance -- Linyanti -- Return journey from Lake Ngami -- The last of the Makololo -- First year at Shoshong -- The Matebele raid -- Journey to Matebele land -- Moselekatse -- A military tribe and Christianity -- A chapter of Bamangwato history -- Religion and polity of the Bamangwato -- The leaven of the Gospel -- The trial of faith -- The father against the son -- Flight of Sekhome -- Discovery of gold. Building of the church -- "By little and little" -- Appendix: The races of southern Africa -- Appendix: The contact of Europeans with natives of southern Africa