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Step into the vivid world of early colonial Natal with A Merchant Family in Early Natal, a richly illustrated collection of diaries, letters, and pioneering narratives by Joseph and Marianne Churchill between 1850 and 1880. Edited by Daphne Child, this 1979 hardback edition spans nearly 200 pages and offers rare, first-hand insights into frontier lifefrom Joseph's arrival in Durban and his tent-days of settlement to Marianne's journey and their later ventures into the interior regions of Potchefstroom and the Soutpansberg. Accompanied by Marianne's own sketches, these intimate records reveal the resilience, curiosity, and daily struggles of a family forging a life in a land both unfamiliar and full of promise. For lovers of colonial South African history, genealogy, travel narrative, and social life, this book is an evocative window into the hopes, hardships, and humanity of the settler experience.
