Resources of the Boer Republics and the Rand gold story
An extended examination of the South African War era finances, mining methods, and the Transvaal and Orange Free State economies. It covers gold production at the Rand, cyanide processing, colonial debts, and the impact on British and Dutch capital, with biographical anecdotes on Andrew Jackson and vignettes on royal lineage.
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Rata
Fawe
Tengland
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Dutiunte
Isipneim Tate
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Fevende
Dynamics Megapoly
Duthex
Emerot
Yarderton
Sheme Thither
Johannesbure
Se Persch
Iko
Rinedeepest
Rand
Witwatersrand
Dom Paul
Transvanl
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Transvaal
Gli
Free
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Vaal
Cape
Free State
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Poems by Ben King and Odd Wartime Snatches
A fragmentary selection reviews Ben King’s verse collected after his death, praising his natural humor and plain language. It cites lines from If I Should Die Tonight and The Pessimist, noting vivid, unstudied expression and strong individuals, with other scattered poems and a wartime anecdote about a daring but intoxicated soldier at Hooghly.
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Ben King
Amy
Daeper Grint
Ieee
Andrew Jackson's Nerve at Clover Bend
An account shows General Andrew Jackson's courage as he faced a mob pursuing Patton Anderton near Clover Bend. Jackson warned them, then snapped open his spectacles in a loud shout that stopped the assailants, claiming he had no pistol, but the display deterred the mob.
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Andrew Jacksen
Tam
Lewis
Franklin
Jackeon
Mud
Andrew Jackson
Clover Bend
Patton Anderton
Amnderson
Ward
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