Selections From The Letters Of President M.T. Steyn, 1904-1910 (VRS Second Series No. 48)

President M.T. Steyn is one of the heroes of Afrikaner history, leading the guerrilla war against the British from 1899-1902, and fiercely resisting submission. He was struck down by a neural disease in 1902 and was unable to participate in the negotiations that ended the war. In 1902 he went to Europe for treatment and, after a partial recovery, he returned to South Africa. Although he was unable to participate fully in post-war political events, he became an 'elder' statesman (still in his 40s) who was consulted by the leading South African politicians on such subjects as the creation of an Afrikaner nation, the self-government of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, and the making of Union.

Hardcover. English. The Van Riebeeck Society. 2017. ISBN: 9780981426495. 205pp. Very good condition in hardcover with good dw. Book No: 2502188