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James A. Michener’s epic novel traces South Africa’s history from the era of the Bushmen (San) through Dutch colonisation, the arrival of English settlers, the Great Trek of the Afrikaners, the Boer War, and onto the segregationist policies of Apartheid. The narrative follows the early Black tribes of Zimbabwe and the evolving relationships between indigenous peoples, colonisers, and later white Afrikaner communities. Michener’s research brings to life the personal and societal impacts of these historical shifts on black, white, and coloured South Africans alike.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: James A. Michener
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