Jan Christian Smuts

by Smuts, J. C.

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First edition

London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1952. First U.K. Edition. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good. xvi, 568 pages. Illustrations (with 23 pages of halftone illustrations and 5 maps). Appendix. Bibliography Index. Discoloration inside boards and on some pages. No dust jacket present. This biography is by the subject's son. This biography of one of the greatest and most respected men of our time has a very special intimacy and authenticity. No other man could have brought to it such a full knowledge and understanding, for this is a record of Smuts 's life by his own son. The official biography, freely documented and substantiated in the smallest detail, is in course of preparation by a group of scholars accredited by Smuts's own family and the South African Government, but that work cannot be ready for some years. Meanwhile, this life of the greatest man South Africa has produced is of special interest, both for the portrait it paints and for the inside history of South Africa which it relates. For the story of Smuts is the story of South Africa and his whole fife was spent in a constant struggle against the political creed which is the root cause of the troubles in the Union today. His friendship with President Kruger led him into politics, and a passionate love of his own country into the Boer War. His training in England, however, and his understanding of the British point of view gave him his great opportunity for statesmanship when he and his great friend Botha together br

• Publisher: Cassell & Company Ltd
• Year: 1952
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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