Description
As Dr Scott Couper stated in his cover endorsement, this book is “a seminal chronicle of the South Coast’s development.” Based primarily on original archival research, Sugar and Settlers knits together a kaleidoscope of personalities, issues, trials and challenges which embraced not only white settlers but also the indigenous inhabitants and Indian labourers and settlers.
From Isipingo to the southern border of Natal in Alfred County, the South Coast was a frontier hampered by more than 26 rivers which made travel and transport a nightmare. Devoid of resources such as coal and isolated from the main transport route to the northern interior, the South Coast languished as a backwater until the early 20th century when it became the mecca of seaside holiday resorts in South Africa.
The vicissitudes and vagaries of colonial life, its challenges and the spirit of those involved are all competently threaded together in this unique study which spans over 400 pages.
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