Some beginnings The Cape Times (1876-1910) - Gerald Shaw - SIGNED!!

Some Beginnings The Cape Times (1876-1910) - Gerald Shaw - Oxford University Press - 1975, first edition - 198pp, indexed, black and white illustrations - Hardcover in very good condition - Dustcover shows rubbing but no paper loss - internally: a dedications to W.A de Klerk Family from Gerald Shaw, rest clean and tightly bound.

History of the early years of this Cape Town newspaper, including the period of the Anglo-Zulu War, Jameson Raid & Anglo-Boer War.

CONTENTS:

1. Frederick York St Leger

2. Counting pennies

3. Moral Poltroons

4. Conflicts of Interest

5. Englishing the Transvaal

6. An ancient and fish-like smell

7. Valedictory

8. Edmund Garrett

9. The Jameson Raid

10. Recessional

11. The South African War

12. Oatmeal and Commonsense

Postscript

APPENDIX 1: Directors of Cape Times

APPENDIX 2: A Plain talk with Oom Paul

APPENDIX 3: Cecil Rhodes - an interview