African Portraits ~ Stuart Cloete

African Portraits ~ Stuart Cloete

Large hard cover with dust jacket
Dust jacket shows shelf-wear and small tears on edges
Slight discolouration / foxing of first few pages due to age / light exposure
Generally, good condition

African Portraits by Stuart Cloete is a vivid historical narrative focusing on three towering figures of Southern Africa at the end of the 19th century: Cecil Rhodes, Paul Kruger, and Lobengula. Cloete explores their vastly different backgroundsRhodes, the ambitious British imperialist; Kruger, the deeply religious Boer leader; and Lobengula, the last king of the Matabele. Each pursued a distinct vision for his people and territory, yet all met with disillusionment and decline. Through richly detailed storytelling, Cloete captures their final days and the broader colonial forces that reshaped the region, offering a compelling and readable account of ambition, resistance, and loss.