A Cameo from the Past - The Prehistory and Early History of the Kruger National Park (Hardcover)

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In 1926, the Kruger National Park was proclaimed – this is its story. The book provides an in-depth look at the prehistory and history of the Lowveld, as well as at the events that led to the proclamation of the Sabie Reserve in 1898 – one of the first conservation areas in the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. After the Anglo-Boer War, Colonel James Stevenson-Hamilton was tasked with running both the Sabie Reserve and the Shingwedzi Reserve (proclaimed in 1904). Stevenson-Hamilton, along with his small yet dedicated corps of rangers, protected and developed the reserve, and eventually, in 1926, the Kruger National Park was proclaimed – the biggest national park in South Africa. The book covers the park's history up until 1946, when Stevenson-Hamilton retired. The work also pays tribute to all of the park's founders.