More than any other figure – apart from Queen Victoria herself – Rhodes seemed to embody British imperial power and ambition at the turn of the 20th century, and his story is integral to British colonial politics in Africa. and Rhodes: a Heritage.15 LeSueur, like Jourdan, was a private secretary to Rhodes, but unlike His Private Life, Cecil Rhodes is a birth-to-death life story, although the book is still full of personal reminiscences, and the dia logue was reconstructed from the author's own memory. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895 (Wikipedia). Cecil John Rhodes PC (1853 – 1902) was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. Includes, for example, the following: Jameson Invasion / Rhodesian railway schemes / De Beers / His love of mankind / His Appreciation of President Kruger / Federation of South Africa / Lord Milner / Mr Joseph Chamberlain.īiography of Cecil Rhodes by his private secretary. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and front board. London / New York, John Lane The Bodley Head / John Lane Company, 1911. Cecil Rhodes – His Private Life by his Private Secretary.
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