Paperback with 261 pages in good condition.

This is South African history as youve never seen it before: a fresh, lively, accessible book recounting fascinating, quirky and unexpected stories about our past. Drawing from seven years of historical research, Max du Preez has collected the richest and most extraordinary tales that he found.

Theres the story of the Khoikhoi chief who was kidnapped and taken to England in 1610. And of King Moshoeshoes mercy towards the cannibals who had eaten his beloved grandfather, because killing them would defile his grandfathers grave. Theres the story of Boer War general Christiaan de Wet and his brother Piet, who joined the British forces and fought his own people. The stories span the centuries, up to recent times, and take in the variety of South Africas regions and cultures.