Author : Allan Webb
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398468061
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (984 download)
Book Synopsis Candles in an African Wind by : Allan Webb
Download or read book Candles in an African Wind written by Allan Webb and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rogues, Romance, Rhodes, Railways, Raids, Rebellion, Rinderpest... The sabres rattled amongst nations: Great Britain, Germany, the South African Boer Republic, Rhodesia, Bechuanaland and the great African warrior tribes... Resource-hungry power brokers and their lust for fame and fortune shape the destiny of common people from different nations and ethnic backgrounds whose lives are inextricably intertwined and shaped by the colonial expanse of the 1890s, all within the fabulously rich but untamed interior of southern Africa. Cecil John Rhodes, Prime Minister of the Cape and Natal Provinces, will stop at nothing to expand British influence and lay claim to the wealth and riches within the region. His vision is to push his railway north as far as Cairo to expand the influence of the Crown. Willam Brady – a humble prisoner deported from England and in the bond of a military Colonel – grasps his opportunities in southern Africa, experiencing enthralling adventures, the rekindling of his faith and unlikely friendships before winning the hand of a beautiful wife.