Lobengula: The Tragedy of a Matabele King by Gustav S. Preller (1963)

Lobengula: The Tragedy of a Matabele King by Gustav S. Preller. Published by Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1963. Hardcover. Used, Very Good condition. 318 pp. (Gift inscription on FEP)

The simple story of a very remarkable Matabele King, a man of leadership and ability, who established his own kingdom in what was the Rhodesias.

The work aims in the first place at defending the case of Lobengula against European encroachments. Striking revelations are made in regard to the tussle between Kruger and Rhodes and the latter is sometimes dethroned in a somewhat harsh matter. But Kruger also does not escape the verdict of history.

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