Pioneer Days in Natal - Barbara I. Buchanan

Pioneer Days in Natal - Barbara I. Buchanan

FOREWORD.
By Lieutenant-Colonel Tatham, K.C., D.S .0., T.D.

Miss Buchanan has asked me to write a fore-word to the interesting and informative work she has compiled of the earlier history of Natal, viewed mainly from the domestic side. There is a dearth of recorded information about Natal, the first Colony to be added to the British Empire during the long reign of Queen Victoria. Natal like the rest of South Africa has been the cockpit of strife between conflicting ideals, now happily ended.

Miss Buchanan is peculiarly fitted for the task to which she set herself, for she is a member of a family which has played a notable and honoured part in the development of those characteristics of Natalians which have produced the sturdy self-reliance so outstanding a feature of the British people. Moreover her own life has been spent mainly in Natal, and she has taken an active and personal part in helping to mould the character of the people of Natal.

While her book will have special interest for those who shared the labours and hardships of Natal's early days, it is valuable as a preservation of events from a point of view not ordinarily presented by historians who concern themselves mainly with political history and avoid details of domestic concern, which after all play a large part in shaping the destiny of a community. Miss Buchanan has written in a free and natural style which adds greatly to the charm of her book.

Condition: Good. Light moisture stain visible on edge of certain pages. Title on front boards has been mostly rubbed off (see image) and there are some chips out of the black cover lining, possibly insect damage or just normal wear. Signature on flyleaf. Otherwise firm with clean content. Great reference copy.
Format: Hardcover
Published: 1934 (Shuter & Shooter)
Pages: 194
ISBN: -