Seventy Five Proud Years. Pioneers and Progress of Rhodesia 12+

📕 A perfect digitally-restored copy of a Rhodesian government-endorsed publication issued on the 75th anniversary of that nation in 1965 and is the only official history of Rhodesia ever published which provides an overview of events from the time of the 1890 "Pioneer Columns" to just before the world-famous "Unilateral Declaration of Independence" in 1965.Starting with an introduction by the Prime Minister, Ian Smith, the book then discusses in detail the founding of the country, the struggle with the Shona rebellion, the later political developments (including the abortive federation with Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland (today Zambia and Malawi), and includes the first portend of the soon-to-come independence issue.Significantly, the book ends with an appeal for more white immigrants to bolster and grow that sector of the population.This is an exact reproduction of the original, and also includes all its advertisements, many of which are as instructive and rare as the publication itself (such as those from many well-known international companies, and a full-page advertisement taken out by the country's ruling Rhodesian Front party).ContentsIntroduction by the Hon. I. D. Smith, Prime Minister of RhodesiaSeventy Five Proud Years: In the BeginningThe Pioneers ArriveThe Defeat of the ImpisJameson's FollyThe RebellionsA Different CourageAmalgamation ProposedResponsible GovernmentDifficult TimesCloser AssociationFederationKariba Authority DefiedSouthern Rhod...