The City That Leapt To Life, A 1986 Diary celebrating Johannesburg's flamboyant origins 100 yrs ago

 A ringbound book/unused diary. Produced by Wilna Botha and Libby Husemeyer with graphics by Wilna Wilkinson. Printed by Perskor

53 pages of text and pictures. The unused diary section at the back of the book consists of another 24 pages starting on page 50..

"Our aim is to share with you the story of a young dusty city's birth as it was remembered with geat nostalgia in later years by Johannesburg pioneers, who had loved the town for its useful flair and its joie de vivre.

It is the tale of a city that leapt to life with unprecedented zest on a desolate and treeless veld - a city that within six years was the largest in South Africa, that within 12 years was producing more gold than the whole of the United States, that had captivated the imagination of the world ............................................."

Decorative borders are all adapted from old mining share certificates. Photographs are used with the kind permission of the Africana Museum and The Star ( Barnett Collection)

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