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Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899 (USED)

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Condition
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Brand
Penguin Random House South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Publication Date
9/1/2010
Country of Origin
USA, United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units
1
Dimensions (LxWxH) - Cms
6X1X9.25
ISBN-10
1770220801
ISBN-13
9781770220805
SKU
SONG1770220801
Book Title
Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899
No. of Pages
292
ISBN
9781770220805
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Format
Book
Language
English
Publication Name
Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899
Item Height
230 mm
Author
Charles Van Onselen
Publisher
Penguin Random House South Africa
Subject
History
Item Weight
434 g
Item Width
150 mm
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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For two decades before a railway system linked southern Africa's principal cities in the mid-1890s, the world's richest supplies of diamonds and gold were transported by coach and horses to distant ports for export. For Irish soldiers based at Fort Napier, Pietermaritzburg, the temptation of this fabulous wealth proved irresistible: they deserted by the score and, as members of the criminal 'Irish Brigade', embarked on a spree of bank, safe and highway robberies. Masked Raiders follows the wild exploits of legendary brigands like the McKeone brothers and 'One-Armed Jack' McLaughlin, who ravaged the subcontinent, from the mining towns of Barberton, Kimberley and Johannesburg to the borders of Basotholand, Bechuanaland, Mozambique and Rhodesia. With tales of heists, safe-cracking, illegal gold dealings, prison breaks and hidden roadside treasure, the book reveals the potency of the highveld's 'criminal heroes', a force - until now - largely hidden from history. Startling new insights reveal how the hidden grammar of brigandage informed political actions of the day, such as the Jameson Raid, and how the movement of bandits across the interior helped shape the borders of what was to become modern South Africa. With inimitable storytelling flair, Charles van Onselen illuminates the intrigue and influence of a secretive, oath-bound brotherhood.

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Publisher
Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN-13
9781770220805
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97620891

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Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899
Publication Year
2010
Subject
History
Type
Textbook
Author
Charles Van Onselen
Format
Book

Dimensions

Item Height
230 mm
Item Weight
434 g
Item Width
150 mm

Additional Product Features

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South Africa
Title_Author
Charles Van Onselen

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