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Shaka Rising

2018 Young Adult Nonfiction
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Release : 2018
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 984/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Shaka Rising by : Mason O'Connor

Download or read book Shaka Rising written by Mason O'Connor. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A time of bloody conflict and great turmoil. The slave trade expands from the east African coast. Europeans spread inland from the south. And one young boy is destined to change the future of southern Africa. This retelling of the Shaka legend explores the rise to power of a shrewd young prince who must consolidate a new kingdom through warfare, mediation, and political alliances to defend his people against the expanding slave trade. "A worthy introduction that offers a young Anglophone audience entry into a legend of Africa without the annoyance of overtranslation and with refreshingly three-dimensional characters." --Kirkus "Deftly written and superbly illustrated by Luke Molver, "Shaka Rising: A Legend of the Warrior Prince" is a truly extraordinary and entertaining graphic novel that will decidedly prove to be an enduringly popular addition to community library graphic novel collections for readers ages 16 to 86." Midwest Book Review Luke Molver is a graphic novelist whose world is fueled by the art of storytelling. He lives in Cape Town, where reality continues to interfere with his daily life.

King Shaka

2019-06 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2019-06
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 908/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book King Shaka written by . This book was released on 2019-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaka struggles to retain power as challenges at home and from across an ocean threaten his new rule.

The Washing Of The Spears

2017-07-06 History
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Release : 2017-07-06
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 084/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Washing Of The Spears by : Donald R Morris

Download or read book The Washing Of The Spears written by Donald R Morris. This book was released on 2017-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1879, armed only with their spears, their rawhide shields, and their incredible courage, the Zulus challenged the might of Victorian England and, initially, inflicted on the British the worst defeat a modern army has ever suffered at the hands of men without guns. This is the definitive account of the rise of the Zulu nation under the great ruler Shaka and its fall under Cetshwayo. The story is studded with tales of drama and heroism: the Battle of Isandhlwana, where the Zulu army wiped out the major British column; and Rorke's Drift, where a handful of British troops beat off thousands of Zulu warriors and won eleven Victoria Crosses. Acclaimed for its scholarship, its monumental range, and its spellbinding readability, The Washing of the Spears is a gripping portrait of not just the Zulu War of 1879, but also of Britain’s colonial policy at this moment.

Ra Force Rising

2000-12 Mythology, African
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Release : 2000-12
Genre : Mythology, African
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Book Rating : 420/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Ra Force Rising written by . This book was released on 2000-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventure continues in the second installment of the Shades of Memnon series, where it is 1200 B.C. and a young Kushite must fight for his family's survival.

The Assassination of King Shaka

2017-08-03 History
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Release : 2017-08-03
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 087/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Assassination of King Shaka by : John Laband

Download or read book The Assassination of King Shaka written by John Laband. This book was released on 2017-08-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu Kingdom and war leader of legendary brilliance: Why did prominent members of the royal house conspire to kill him? Just how significant a part did the white hunter-traders settled at Port Natal play in their royal patron's downfall? Why were Shaka's relations with the British Cape Colony key to his survival? And why did the powerful army he had created acquiesce so tamely in the usurpation of the throne by Dingane, his half-brother and assassin? In his search for answers Laband turns to the Zulu voice heard through recorded oral testimony and praise-poems, and to the written accounts and reminiscences of the Port Natal trader-hunters and the despatches of Cape officials. In the course of probing and assessing this evidence the author vividly brings the early Zulu kingdom and its inhabitants to life. He throws light on this elusive character of and his own unpredictable intentions, while illuminating the fears and ambitions of those attempting to prosper and survive in his hazardous kingdom: a kingdom that nevertheless endured in all its essential characteristics, particularly militarily, until its destruction fifty one years later in 1879 by the British; and whose fate, legend has it, Shaka predicted with his dying breath.

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