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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Random House South Africa
ISBN-101776391063
ISBN-139781776391066
eBay Product ID (ePID)22062514992
Product Key Features
Book TitleLegends : Twelve People Who Made South Africa a Better Place
Number of Pages357 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicGeneral, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorNick Dall, Matthew Blackman
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-457789
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal920.068
SynopsisWith all our problems, it's easy to feel bleak. But hold those thoughts, because Legends might be just the tonic you need to drive off the gloom. This book tells the stories of a dozen remarkable people - some well known, others largely forgotten - who changed Mzansi for the better. Most South Africans are proud of Nelson Mandela - and rightly so. His life was truly astounding, but he's by no means the only person who should inspire us. There's King Moshoeshoe, whose humanity and diplomatic strategies put him head and shoulders above his contemporaries, both European and African. And John Fairbairn, who brought non-racial democracy to the Cape in 1854. Olive Schreiner was a bestselling international author who fought racism, corruption and chauvinism. And Gandhi spent twenty years here inventing a system of protest that would bring an empire to its knees. Legends also celebrates Eugèene Marais's startling contributions to literature and natural history (despite a lifelong morphine addiction); Sol Plaatje's wit, intelligence and tenacity in the face of racial zealots; Cissie Gool's lifetime fighting for justice and exposing bigots; and Sailor Malan's battles against fascists in the skies of Europe and on the streets of South Africa. And then there's Miriam Makeba, who began her life in prison and ended it as an international singing sensation; Steve Biko, who shifted the minds of an entire generation; and Thuli Madonsela (the book's only living legend), who gracefully felled the most powerful man in the land. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, Legends reminds South Africans that we have a helluva lot to be proud of., We have a lot to be positive about in South Africa. With all of our problems it's easy to get bleak. But hold those thoughts, because Legends might be just the tonic you need for driving off the gloom. The book tells the stories of a dozen remarkable people who changed Mzansi for the better. Mandela, Biko and Gandhi might need no introduction. But it's still worth remembering the extraordinary lives they lived. And others stand shoulder to shoulder with them. Olive Schreiner was a bestselling international author who fought racism, corruption and chauvinism. And Sol Plaatje's wit, intelligence, and tenacity in the face of racial zealots made him truly remarkable. King Moshoeshoe revealed humanity and diplomatic strategies that put him head and shoulders above his contemporaries, both European and African. And Sailor Malan fought fascists in the skies of Europe and on the streets of South Africa. Many others have been neglected, like Cissie Gool, the outspoken Muslim woman who spent a lifetime fighting for justice. John Fairbairn who brought non-racial democracy to the Cape in 1854. And Eugène Marais, a lifelong morphine-addict who made startling observations about baboons and termites. And what about Miriam Makeba, who started her life in prison and ended it as an international singing sensation? And Thuli Madonsela (the book's only living legend) who gracefully felled the most powerful man in the land? True story: South Africa has produced some of the greatest legends in history.
LC Classification NumberCT1924.B53 2023
