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Traditions of De-Coo-Dah, and Antiquarian Researches - Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of the... Traditions of De-Coo-Dah, and Antiquarian Researches - Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of the Wonderful and Mysterious Earthen Remains of the Mound-Builders in America; and the Traditions of the Last Prophet of the Elk Nation Re (Paperback)
William Pidgeon
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River - Their Origin, Manners and Customs, Tribal and Sub-Tribal Organizations,... History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River - Their Origin, Manners and Customs, Tribal and Sub-Tribal Organizations, Wars, Treaties, Etc., Etc (Paperback)
Edward Manning Ruttenber
R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, Which Are Dependent on the Province of New-York in America, and Are the... The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, Which Are Dependent on the Province of New-York in America, and Are the Barrier Between the English and French in That Part of the World (Paperback)
Cadwallader Colden
R618 Discovery Miles 6 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Australia and New Zealand (Paperback): Anthony Trollope Australia and New Zealand (Paperback)
Anthony Trollope
R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ethnological and Philological Essays (Paperback): James Kennedy Ethnological and Philological Essays (Paperback)
James Kennedy
R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Homes of the London Poor (Paperback): Octavia Hill Homes of the London Poor (Paperback)
Octavia Hill
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Farmer's Calendar - Containing the Business Necessary to Be Performed on Various Kinds of Farms During Every Month of... The Farmer's Calendar - Containing the Business Necessary to Be Performed on Various Kinds of Farms During Every Month of the Year (Paperback)
Arthur Young
R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Farmer's Calendar - Containing the Business Necessary to Be Performed on Various Kinds of Farms During Every Month of... The Farmer's Calendar - Containing the Business Necessary to Be Performed on Various Kinds of Farms During Every Month of the Year (Paperback)
Arthur Young
R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Farmer's Calendar - Containing the Business Necessary to Be Performed on Various Kinds of Farms During Every Month of... The Farmer's Calendar - Containing the Business Necessary to Be Performed on Various Kinds of Farms During Every Month of the Year (Paperback)
Arthur Young
R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Zillah - a Tale of the Holy City (Paperback): Horace Smith Zillah - a Tale of the Holy City (Paperback)
Horace Smith
R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Three Years' Slavery Among the Patagonians. from the Fr. by C.S. Cheltnam (Paperback): Auguste Guinnard Three Years' Slavery Among the Patagonians. from the Fr. by C.S. Cheltnam (Paperback)
Auguste Guinnard
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Dahcotah (Paperback): Mary Henderson Eastman Dahcotah (Paperback)
Mary Henderson Eastman
R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland - from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day (Paperback): Simon Dubnow History of the Jews in Russia and Poland - from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day (Paperback)
Simon Dubnow
R575 Discovery Miles 5 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Letters of Donald Hankey - a Student in Arms"" (Paperback): Donald William Alers Hankey Letters of Donald Hankey - a Student in Arms"" (Paperback)
Donald William Alers Hankey
R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians - Written During Eight Years'... Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians - Written During Eight Years' Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America (Paperback)
George Catlin
R614 Discovery Miles 6 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes (Paperback): George Catlin Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes (Paperback)
George Catlin
R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River - Their Origin, Manners and Customs, Tribal and Sub-Tribal Organizations,... History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River - Their Origin, Manners and Customs, Tribal and Sub-Tribal Organizations, Wars, Treaties, Etc., Etc (Paperback)
Edward Manning Ruttenber
R575 Discovery Miles 5 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years With the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers - With Brief Notices of... Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years With the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers - With Brief Notices of Passing Events, Facts, and Opinions, A.D. 1812 to A.D. 1842, Part 1842 (Paperback)
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Traditions of De-Coo-Dah - and Antiquarian Researches: Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of Earthen... Traditions of De-Coo-Dah - and Antiquarian Researches: Comprising Extensive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of Earthen Remains of the Mound-Builders in America; the Traditions of the Last Prophet of the Elk Nation Relative to Their Origin and Use; a (Paperback)
William Pidgeon
R501 Discovery Miles 5 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
France: An Adventure History (Paperback): Graham Robb France: An Adventure History (Paperback)
Graham Robb
R299 R234 Discovery Miles 2 340 Save R65 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A SPECTATOR and PROSPECT Book of 2022 'Ceaselessly interesting, knowledgeable and evocative' Spectator 'A fresh way to write history' Alan Johnson 'A quirky, amused, erudite homage to France . . . ambitious and original' The Times _____ Original, knowledgeable and endlessly entertaining, France: An Adventure History is an unforgettable journey through France from the first century BC to the present day. Drawn from countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring France on foot, in the library and across 30,000 miles on the author's beloved bike, it begins with Gaulish and Roman times and ends in the age of #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, the Gilets Jaunes and Covid-19. From the plains of Provence to the slums and boulevards of Paris, events and themes of French history may be familiar - Louis XIV, the French Revolution, the French Resistance, the Tour de France - but all are presented in a shining new light. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, France: An Adventure History is a sweeping panorama of France, teeming with characters, stories and coincidences, and offering a thrilling sense of discovery and enlightenment. This vivid, living history of one of the world's most fascinating nations will make even seasoned Francophiles wonder if they really know that terra incognita which is currently referred to as 'France'. _____ 'Packed full of discoveries' The Sunday Times 'A gorgeous tapestry of insights, stories and surprises' Fintan O'Toole 'A rich and vibrant narrative . . . clear-eyed but imaginative storytelling' Financial Times 'Full of life' Prospect

Poor Puss - A Social History of English Cats (Hardcover): Marilyn Crowther Poor Puss - A Social History of English Cats (Hardcover)
Marilyn Crowther
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Poor Puss - A Social History of English Cats (Paperback): Marilyn Crowther Poor Puss - A Social History of English Cats (Paperback)
Marilyn Crowther
R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Night Trains - Moving Mozambican Miners to and From the Witwatersrand Mines, 1902-1955 (Paperback): Charles Van Onselen The Night Trains - Moving Mozambican Miners to and From the Witwatersrand Mines, 1902-1955 (Paperback)
Charles Van Onselen
R295 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R59 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

ON THE NIGHT TRAINS, THE LAST STOP WAS ALWAYS HELL.

The price exacted from across the African subcontinent for South Africa's stalled 20th-century industrial revolution is, in human terms, still largely hidden from history. For half a century, up to the mid-1950s, privately operated trains travelled by night between Ressano Garcia, on the Mozambique border, and Booysens station, in Johannesburg. The night trains carried Mozambicans recruited to work in the mines of the booming Witwatersrand. The up-trains disgorged their human cargo into the maw of the great Rand mining machine, while the down-trains whisked away the time-expired miners - often ill, broken or insane, and preyed on by con men, petty criminals and corrupt officials. While mine labour was recruited from all over southern Africa, Mozambican migrants made up the largest component, and they paid the highest price.

Charles van Onselen clinically reconstructs the world of the night trains, which were run as a partnership between the mining houses and the railways. By tracing the up and down rail journeys undertaken by black migrants over half a century it is possible to discern how racial thinking, expressed logistically, reflected South Africa's evolving systems of segregation and apartheid. Mirroring the brutal logic of industrial capitalism, this was a system of transport designed to maximise profit at the expense of the health, well-being and even the lives of those it conveyed.

The story of the night trains echoes today through songs such as 'Stimela' and 'Shosholoza'. But the experience of the poverty-stricken Mozambicans who travelled on the trains has never been told. THE NIGHT TRAINS lays bare this hellish world.

A Destiny Denied... A Dignity Restored (Paperback): Harry Smith A Destiny Denied... A Dignity Restored (Paperback)
Harry Smith
R404 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R32 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Martyrs of the Reformation (Paperback): Jean Henri Merle D'Aubigne Martyrs of the Reformation (Paperback)
Jean Henri Merle D'Aubigne
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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