Monomotapa, Zulu, Basuto


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Tracing the history of four African kingdoms which once occupied the region south of the Zambezi River, this study offers insights into the distinctive customs of the indigenous peoples of southern Africa and examines how the European powers changed life in the area forever through colonization and conflict.




The Imperial Gazetteer


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The Imperial Gazetteer


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A New and Complete System of Universal Geography, Or, An Authentic History and Interesting Description of the Whole World, and Its Inhabitants : Comprehending a Copious and Entertaining Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Republics, and Colonies, of Asia, Africa, America, and Europe... : with Faithful Accounts of All the New Discoveries, that Have Been Made by the Most Celebrated Navigators of Various Nations... : to which Will be Subjoined, a Useful Compendium of Astronomy, with Remarks on the Use of the Globes, &c. : the Whole Concluding with a Copious Index, Upon a Plan Entirely New, and Designed to Form a General Gazetteer of the World


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The Ancient Ruins of Rhodesia


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A Report of the Kingdom of Congo and of the Surrounding Countries


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A fascinating contemporary account, reissued here in its 1881 annotated English translation, of sixteenth-century Portuguese exploration of West Africa.