Jameson's Raid (An extraordinary episode in our history and the prelude to the Boer War 1899 by Elizabeth Pakenham
Jameson's Raid (An extraordinary episode in our history and the prelude to the Boer War 1899 by Elizabeth Pakenham
Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld And Nicolson, 1960
Used - Very Good. This book is in very good condition. The cover has some limited signs of wear and one tear on top face but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Bookshop stamp on first page. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
8vo 366 pages illustrated with black & white photographs and a map of the Transvaal. Very good green cloth hard back, The Jameson Raid was a collaborative effort between Cecil John Rhodes (the prime minister of Cape Colony) and Sir Leander Starr Jameson to overthrow the Boer government, which was headed by President Paul Kruger. Rhodes (a successful diamond mine operator) had a vision of all of South Africa under one British flag; however, Rhodes requested that the raid be delayed. Despite this request, Jameson proceeded and was defeated, resulting in an unsuccessful coup.
