Joseph Baynes Pioneer - R.O. Pearse
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Joseph Baynes - Pioneer, is perhaps, one of the most neglected figures in South African history. This book tells the fascinating story of a most remarkable man of Scottish ancestry, scion of a noble family and descended from King Donald Bane of Scotland: of how, as a Bryne settler, a young lad of eight, he came out to this country in 1850; of how he founded and built up a magnificent estate of close on 10,000 hectares, which on his death he left as a gift to the people of South Africa: of his long fight to convince the authorities that dipping was the answer to East Coast Fever, thereby saving South Africa from disaster: of his sensational Dairy enterprise, spanning the length and breadth of the country, and of his work as a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and originator of the Congella harbour.
Schuter & Shooter, First Edition, 1983
331 Pages
Dimensions: 25 cm x 18 cm
Hardcover with dust jacket. Good condition. Binding intact.
Cover boards very good condition. Dust jacket with light rubbings, creasings and edge-wear