Searching for the Queen's Cowboys: Travels in South Africa Filming a Documentary on Strathcona's Horse and the Anglo-Boer War

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Tony Maxwell, 2009 - History - 340 pages
While making a documentary film about a Canadian regiment that fought in the South African Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), South African - born Tony Maxwell returned to his homeland after a 40-year absence to rediscover a country that was enchanting, shocking, unbelievably beautiful and, at times, frightening. Travelling with his son Brad in search of old battlefields and graveyards, Tony learned about the intersecting history of South Africa and Canada, while recalling his personal stories of growing up in apartheid South Africa. He tells these stories with a blend of humour and an understanding of the history that shaped the country
 

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Lord Strathconas Cowboys
15
London
37
Africa
49
Pretoria
68
Alpumalanga
94
Lydenburg
114
Politics and Wars
140
Krugers Legacy
159
Wolvespruit
188
Isandlwana
212
Rorkes Drift
240
Spion Kop
252
The Hunt For De Wet
272
Magersfontein
291
The City of Gold
315
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