Product Information
This is a biography of Sir Humphrey Gibbs, an upper-class Englishman who settled in Southern Rhodesia soon after it became a self-governing colony. He was a leading farmer and churchman, an MP, and eventually Governor of the country. In 1964 the Rhodesian Front declared UDI, but he remained at his post in Government House for a further five years, and was a conduit for negotiations between the British Government and the rebel regime.Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-139780333721582
eBay Product ID (ePID)87816926
Product Key Features
Book TitleHumphrey Gibbs, Beleaguered Governor: Southern Rhodesia, 1929-69
AuthorA. Megahey
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorA. Megahey
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom