"Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia" by Frederick Courteney Selous is a true story about the author's adventures in colonial Rhodesia during a native uprising in the late 1800s. The book shares the author's own experiences and what he saw as he traveled through a changing land, focusing on big ideas like colonialism, how the local people fought back, and the tricky relationships between different races. The book kicks off with the author's return to Matabeleland, excited for things to be good, but soon, worrying signs appear, foreshadowing trouble. As he settles on his property, he notices problems in how the colonists and native people get along and hears whispers of rebellion. Selous gives a first-hand account of the growing tension and eventual conflict by recounting meetings with local leaders and detailing the events of the uprising, showcasing the social and political forces at work during a crucial period in Southern African history.
Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland Both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection Up to the Date of the Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force
By Frederick Courteney Selous
Amidst growing tension and whispers of rebellion, a man finds himself caught in the middle of a violent uprising as colonial ambitions clash with indigenous resistance in 19th-century Rhodesia.
Summary
About the AuthorFrederick Courteney Selous, DSO was a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir Henry Rider Haggard to create the fictional character Allan Quatermain. Selous was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes and Frederick Russell Burnham. He was pre-eminent within a group of big game hunters that included Abel Chapman and Arthur Henry Neumann. He was the older brother of the ornithologist and writer Edmund Selous.
Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO was a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir Henry Rider Haggard to create the fictional character Allan Quatermain. Selous was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes and Frederick Russell Burnham. He was pre-eminent within a group of big game hunters that included Abel Chapman and Arthur Henry Neumann. He was the older brother of the ornithologist and writer Edmund Selous.
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