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Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
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Reviews (9)
29 April 2015Well-written, informative.
Well written interesting book about South Africa history in the 19th Century.
17 April 2015Four Stars
Very good historic content.
31 December 2012Monstrous men and their machinations
The origins of modern-day South Africa is one of those episodes of history that is untouched in the American public school curriculum.
2 October 2008Golden Country
If you're interested in African history, this is one good read.
14 June 2008A Page Turning Serious History
Very few histories of this depth and detail can sustain 500+ pages and keep the reader as engaged as though s/he were reading a thriller.
5 March 2008This book made me angry and ashamed - but read it, please!
I have read several books about South Africa: 'The Great Boer War,' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; 'The Corner House,' by A.
18 February 2008The Making of South Africa
Martin Meredith's aptly named book recounts the events leading up to the formation of the Union of South Africa.
17 December 2007A brilliant book
This is one of the best histories of Africa written in modern times from one of Africa's greatest chroniclers.
3 November 2007A gripping chronicle of greed and destruction unleashed
Journalist, biographer, and historian Martin Meredith presents Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa, a thorough history of the Cape Colony in southern Africa from when the British took possession of it in 1806 to the founding of modern South Africa in 1910.