SUNSHINE AND STORM IN RHODESIA; Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland both before and during the Recent Native Insurrection up to the Date of Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force.
Rowland Ward. 1896 London, 2nd edn, 2nd imprint, 290pp, fold-out map, illus. Very good copy, hinges tight, slight wear bottom spine, one small puncture on spine, light foxing to pages and covers. Item #002532
Selous was engaged by the empire builder Cecil Rhodes to help the British South Africa Co. take over what is now Zimbabwe so that Rhodes could acquire the mineral wealth of that nation. However, King Lo Bengula, ruler of this area, had different ideas and resisted the BSA company. Selous was engaged in various battles before Lo Bengula was ultimately defeated.
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