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This vivid account chronicles how railway foreman AugustStauch inadvertently triggered a diamond rush in the Namibian desert. Levinson brings to life the feverish scramble for fortune amid colonial intrigue, dramatic figures and harsh landscapes. Through human drama, ambition and ruin, the book illuminates the riseand fallof both a pioneering prospector and a fledgling diamond industry.
TITLE: Diamonds in the Desert: The Story of August Stauch and His Times. Second-hand SECONDHAND
AUTHOR: Olga Levinson
PUBLISHER: Tafelberg Publishers
DATE PUBLISHED: 1983
PLACE PUBLISHED: South Africa
PAGES: 172
BINDING: Hardcover, cloth bound, with dust jacket
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 276x215
WEIGHT: 0.835