THE TRUTH ABOUT THE JAMESON RAID. As Related to Alleyne Ireland.
by Hammond, John Hays
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First edition.
The Jameson Raid was a botched raid against the South African Republic carried out by British colonial statesman Leander Starr Jameson and his Company troops and Bechuanaland policemen over the New Year weekend of 189596. It is stated on the dust wrapper:" This volume contains the first complete American account of an event which plunged the whole civilized world into a state of intense excitement."
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37397
- Title
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE JAMESON RAID. As Related to Alleyne Ireland.
- Author
- Hammond, John Hays
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1918.
- Date Published
- 1918.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY; SOUTH AFRICA; jOHN HAYS HAMMOND; THE TRUTH ABOUT THE JAMESON RAID. AS RELATED TO ALLEYNE IRELAND; LEANDER STARR JAMEWSON; BECHUANALAND POLICEMEN; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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