Bok is used
In good condition for its age, all in great binding
Printed in 1911 !! Hardcover 298 pages
An intimate portrait of Rhodes by one who knew him well, but very biased
in his favor. Jourdan idolized Rhodes. He blames the Boers for the Boer
war and demeans the black natives as "boys". "The native mind moves
very slowly," he writes. "We were tired to death of the sight of them."
He acknowledges that Rhodes was an imperialist, but thought that was a
good thing. "We are all proud to call ourselves imperialists." The
British Empire trumped all.
Jourdan knew Rhodes for only about
seven years but, as his private secretary, gives unique insights into
his life during that time. Interesting inside view of the siege of
Kimberley. This book is not a biography of Rhodes, but a slice of his
life.
