It is the age of empire of blood and conquest, of boundless excitements and possibility. Striding in the footsteps of the pioneers in Zouga Ballantyne. His dream begins in the danger and drudgery of the diamond pits and ends on the rich grasslands of Matabeleland - but not before a king and a proud warrior nation has paid the price of History... '(....) During the reign of Queen Victoria, Englishmen answering the call of Empire voyaged out to take possession of half their known world. Some journeyed north from the Cape in search of fold, land, cattle, loot. Some to the danger and drugery of the diamond pits. But not before a king had died and a nation of proud warriors shattered. The author has used his deep love and understanding of southern Africa's history to create a novel of spellbinding action and romance.' ==== https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballantyne_Novels https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes







