The Valiant But Once

In order to obtain the material for this book, the author has delved deeply into the rich and fascinating history of the Eastern Cape, and once again he has pro- duced an absorbing collection of stories, rich in the pathos, humour, fortitude and courage of a frontier people. In these pages you will be able to read thrilling accounts of border warfare, of the cruel fate which befell the lovely Tyumie villages, of the disastrous affair at the Boomah Pass, of how a band of indomi table Scottish pioneers tamed the desolate Valley of Baboons, and of the savage duel, fought with horsewhip and cane, between two prominent Grahamstown citizens. Here, too, you will make the acquaintance of Louis Arnoldus, Hottentot chief and desperado, of the bizarre Oriental potentate who settled in the Sunday's River Valley, of the eccentric Highland major, and of many other strange and unusual characters, who brought a touch of romance and colour to the grim, turbulent struggle for existence on the Eastern Cape's war-scarred frontier.

*Pages severely yellowed; DJ torn at corners, but book & spine in very good condition*