Land Of My Ancestors - An Epic South African Story, Based On True Events (Paperback)

When working on the UNESCO Slave Route project in the early 2000s, Botlhale Tema discovered the extraordinary fact that her highly educated family from the farm Welgeval in the Pilanesberg had originated with two young men who had been child slaves in the midnineteenth century. She pieced together the fragments of information from relatives and members of the community, and scoured the archives to produce this book.

Land Of My Ancestors, previously published as The People Of Welgeval, tells the story of the two young men and their descendants, as they build a life for themselves on Welgeval. As they raise their families and take in people who have been dispossessed, we follow the births, deaths, adventures and joys of the farm’s inhabitants in their struggle to build a new community.

Set against the backdrop of slavery, colonialism, the Anglo-Boer War and the rise of apartheid, this is a fascinating and insightful retelling of history. It is an inspiring story about friendship and family, landownership and learning, and about how people transform themselves from victims to victors.

A new prologue and epilogue give more historical context to the narrative and tell the story of the land claim involving the farm, which happened after the book’s original publication.

General

Imprint:	Zebra Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	February 2019
Authors:	Botlhale Tema
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	269
ISBN-13:	978-1-77609-412-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > Biography > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography
LSN:	1-77609-412-3
Barcode:	9781776094127

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!