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Rhodes And His Banker - Empire, Wealth And The Coming Of Union (Paperback)
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Rhodes And His Banker - Empire, Wealth And The Coming Of Union (Paperback)
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Rhodes and his Banker tells the story of the remarkable friendship
between Cecil John Rhodes, a larger-than-life historical figure, and
Sir Lewis Michell, a modest, unassuming banker. The financial
institution that brought the two together – the Standard Bank –
was at the heart of South Africa's transformation from agricultural
backwater to industrial powerhouse in the late 19th century, thanks to
the discovery first of diamonds and then of gold.
Richard Steyn, the author of acclaimed biographies of Jan Smuts, Louis
Botha and Alfred Milner, intertwines the stories of Rhodes and Michell,
chronicling the growth of the Standard Bank under Michell's careful
stewardship and the seemingly irresistible rise of Rhodes, rapacious
entrepreneur and empire-builder. He situates Rhodes and Michell at the
high noon of the British Empire, a time when the benefits of British
rule seemed self-evident to its ruling elite.
Michell became Rhodes's trusted confidant and published the first
posthumous biography of 'the Colossus'. The banker's position gave him
a unique insight into the character and motives of this most
controversial and self-driven of British imperialists. Michell also did
everything he could to fulfil Rhodes's ambition for a united South
Africa and played a key role in setting up the Rhodes Scholarships,
perhaps the most enduring legacy of Rhodes's career.
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