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Rogues, Rebels and Runaways: Eighteenth-Century Cape Characters

Nigel Penn

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Description:The dissolute Cape Town beer brewer, Willem Menssink, whose ‘fatal passion’ for a young slave woman brought about his downfall; Carel Buijtendag, the ‘beast of the Bokkeveld’; and Estienne Barbier, the quixotic champion of the oppressed and leader of a rebellion against the VOC government: these, as well as an assortment of runaway slaves and Company deserters, are some of the lesser-known characters from eighteenth-century Dutch Cape whom the historian Nigel Penn has brought to life in a series of hugely enjoyable and historically revealing stories.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rogues, Rebels and Runaways: Eighteenth-Century Cape Characters. To get started finding Rogues, Rebels and Runaways: Eighteenth-Century Cape Characters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 195

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: David Philip Publishers

Release: 2003

ISBN: 0864863861

Description: The dissolute Cape Town beer brewer, Willem Menssink, whose ‘fatal passion’ for a young slave woman brought about his downfall; Carel Buijtendag, the ‘beast of the Bokkeveld’; and Estienne Barbier, the quixotic champion of the oppressed and leader of a rebellion against the VOC government: these, as well as an assortment of runaway slaves and Company deserters, are some of the lesser-known characters from eighteenth-century Dutch Cape whom the historian Nigel Penn has brought to life in a series of hugely enjoyable and historically revealing stories.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rogues, Rebels and Runaways: Eighteenth-Century Cape Characters. To get started finding Rogues, Rebels and Runaways: Eighteenth-Century Cape Characters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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