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Lord Milner's Work in South Africa / From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902

W. Basil Worsfold

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  • Book language: English
  • 466 pages

A historical account by W. Basil Worsfold of Lord Milner's work in South Africa from 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902. Published in 1906 and drawing on then-unpublished information, it examines Milner's administration and the wider political setting of the South African War. It offers a detailed contemporary perspective on British imperial policy in the region.

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Transcriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have
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LORD MILNER'S WORK
IN SOUTH AFRICA
FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT IN 1897 TO
THE PEACE OF VEREENIGING IN 1902
containing hitherto unpublished information
BY W. BASIL WORSFOLD
with portraits and map
"What would have been the position to-day
in South Africa if there had not been a
man
prepared
to
take
upon
himself
responsibility; a man whom difficulties
could not conquer, whom disasters could
not cow, and whom obloquy could never
move?"—Lord Goschen in the House of Lords,
March 29th, 1906
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY ALBEMARLE STREET W
1906

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Contents

  1. LORD MILNER'S WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA
  2. LORD MILNER

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