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Excerpt from Graphic Scenes in African Story: Settlers, Slavery, Missions and Missionaries, Battle-FieldsGatling Gun Warlike Council Through the J angle - Lord Gifi'ord - Contact with the Enemy - Aduhiassu captured - Borborassi taken - Death of Captain Nicol Loot Naval Brigade Battle of Amoaful High landers Fighting begins The Concealed Enemy Ashantee Bravery - Bravery of the Highlanders - Amoa ful captured - A Critical Time - Fighting in the ...
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...
Excerpt from The True Temper of Empire: With Corollary EssaysI Define the true temper of Empire as a temper which mingles wisely and in fit proportions the sovereignty of the central authority with the liberties of the constituent areas. In the essay which gives its title to this volume and in the corollary essays, except the last, I have discussed the operation of this temper in the maintenance of an United Empire, in the last I have discusse...
Excerpt from Milestones on My Long Journey: Memories of a Colonial GovernorFor the purposes of my Introductory Chapter, I have availed myself of Notes drawn up by my father between 1860 and 1869, the year after my marriage and my entering the Colonial Service. My aim has been to trace the evolution of the social environment of my home life at that time, and for this reason I have refrained fi'om carrying the narrative beyond the day of my pass...
Excerpt from The Broad Stone of Empire, Vol. 1: Problems of Crown Colony Administration, With Records of Personal ExperienceThe exigencies of the occasion did not allow me to do more than indicate the nature of these pro blems, but in the years that have since elapsed, in my endeavour to bring home to my countrymen, and especially to the industrial classes, the importance of their interest in the Crown colonies, I have dealt with them in detai...
Excerpt from The Broad Stone of Empire, Vol. 1: Problems of Crown Colony Administration, With Records of Personal ExperienceThe exigencies of the occasion did not allow me to do more than indicate the nature of these pro blems, but in the years that have since elapsed, in my endeavour to bring home to my countrymen, and especially to the industrial classes, the importance of their interest in the Crown colonies, I have dealt with them in detai...
Excerpt from Stirring Adventure in African Travel: Great Explorers Hunting Exploits Shipwreck Captivity BombardmentAfrica, with its square miles of area, and a population of souls, its monotony of coast lines and uniform disposition of land with its large rivers and vast inland lakes its strange tropical vegetation and numberless animals, was for ages the land of mystery and marvel, a sealed book, its outermost rim alone known to the civilized...
Excerpt from The Broad Stone of Empire, Vol. 2: Problems of Crown Colony Administration, With Records of Personal ExperienceUnderlying all other considerations has been the cardinal principle of Queen Victoria's proclamation to the people of India in 1858, that her subjects - of Whatever race or creed - shall be freely and im partially admitted to offices in her service which they may be qualified by their education, ability, and integrity to ...
Excerpt from The Broad Stone of Empire, Vol. 1: Problems of Crown Colony Administration With Records of Personal ExperienceThe exigencies of the occasion did not allow me to do more than indicate the nature of these pro blems, but in the years that have since elapsed, in my endeavour to bring home to my countrymen, and especially to the industrial classes, the importance of their interest in the Crown colonies, I have dealt with them in detail...
Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...
Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...
Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...
Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...
Sir Charles Bruce (1836-1920) was a colonial administrator. These volumes, first published in 1910, contain his discussions of problems of colonial administration, informed by his own experience, and provide a wealth of information on the administration of contemporary British colonies.
