THE SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING QUESTION VIVIAN EDGAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Hardback with rubbed DJ. Historical Publication Society. 1st Edition pages. The DJ is rubbed and has a few small tears to edges. The book itself has some slight yellowing of pages as one would expect but is otherwise tighly bound and is in good condition with no inscriptions. (see pics below) Please feel free to ask questions. " In this wonderfully well researched and scholarly work Dr Solomon has traced the course of a controversy which stretched over a period of nearly thirty years and which not only involved shippers, shipowners, merchants and governments but had an impact in all four of the colonies which became the Union of South Africa, both before and after Union and in England itself. With the sure and skilful touch of the trained historian he unravels for us a fascinating account of the clashes of conflicting interests, the complicated negotiations, the plots and the counterplots and the roles played by various governments at a time when shipping was England's business and the movement of goods to and from her ports, at reasonable cost was of vital interest to her colonies, especially South Africa. Many well known figures played their parts in this struggle and Dr Solomon not only recounts what they did but also specualtes in a most interesting way as to the reasons for their actions.. His 'educated guesses' reveal a wealth of background knowledge gleaned from the immense volume of sources he studied and must be regarded as more than conjecture. Dr Solomon has in this work filled a gap in our history and done it brilliantly" Steamships / Union- Castle / South African Shipping Please look at my other book listings as I am happy to combine postage should you wish to purchase more than one item. 10% discount will be given for orders of 5 or more books packaged and posted together. Click the link below to see what other books I have for sale
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