No Outspan
by Deneys Reitz
[A]n entertaining narrative of his activities in the course of which he has succeeded in proving that in spite of our quarrels, South Africa is a country of good temper and good will, with the hope of a united nation to come. General J. C. Smuts
Standing as two pillars in his life, when Gens. Botha and Smuts stated their need for him back home the once-exiled Boer did not fully realise the turning point it would be.
Deneys Reitz believed that South Africas safety lay with the Commonwealth, and its peoples unity was only attainable under its shelter, and on his return in 1919 he entered the political arena, joining Smuts South African Party.
Although he returned to law and later travelled following Gen. Hertzogs National Partys rise to power in 1924, less than a decade later he returned as part of a united coalition.
With the outbreak of WWII and Hertzogs bid for neutrality failing, Reitz found himself appointed Smuts Deputy Prime Minister: his subsequent journeyings and encounters were no less extraordinary than any that had come before.
Concluding the narrative of an extraordinary life, No Outspan recounts Reitzs colourful adventures and endeavours as the long-drawn political struggle for South Africa continued.
Deneys Reitz (1882-1944) was a Boer solider, lawyer, author and politician. From the day he enlisted in a commando to the Western Front and beyond, his lifes work would be devoted to South Africa. He married in 1920, and his wife would go on to become the first female member of the House of Assembly of South Africa. Commando and Trekking On are the first two volumes of his memoirs.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication Date: 1945
Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: The book is in good condition. The dust jacket is as per photos. Two maps at the end of the book. Pages 265 to 288 have untrimmed right-side page edges
Pages: 288
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