Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition

Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition, is a collection of 30 tales of Namibian history, culture and nature.
Rusch, Walter; Goldbeck, Mannfred; Stoldt, Inke; Kanzler, Sven-Eric; Otto, Antje; McGregor, Gordon; Swilling, Ron; Hurter, Errol
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Title: Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition
Authors: Walter Rusch; Mannfred Goldbeck; Inke Stoldt; Sven-Eric Kanzler; Antje Otto; Gordon McGregor; Ron Swilling; Errol Hurter
Series: Gondwana History, Vol 6
Publisher: Gondwana Publishers
Namibia, 2015
ISBN 9789994579549 / ISBN 978-99945-79-54-9
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 111 pages, 85 images, 1 map, English text

About: Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition

Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition is a colourful mix of stories: amusing, entertaining, some of them peculiar and others of a rather serious nature: 60 years ago a first group of Brahman cattle from Texas arrived in Namibia aftor an eventful voyage and conquered local beef production in an unequalled manner. Alexander Schottland, a Private, in the German colonial forces, turned out to be a British spy. And a handsome Great Dane dog was enlisted into the Royal Navy as an Able Seaman. 2014 was the centenary of the start of the First World War. Several short features deal with the war years in Namibia. Other contributions are dedicated to formidable personalities such as the legendary Nama leader, Hendrik Witbooi, who with his diary left a cultural heritage to Namibia that is now inscribed into the UNESCO 'Memory of the World'. Or artist John Muafangejo, who's legacy includes an art school for aspiring artists from a background of poverty. Discover Namibia's uniqueness through its stories in Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition, which will be the last volume in this series.

Content: Gondwana History: Memorable Moments from Namibia's Past, 6th edition

Preface
The Brahmans are coming: from Texas to Africa
A dog fondly remembered
From Angra Pequena to Bethanien
Missionary Hugo Hahn, pioneer among the Herero
The Khan copper mine in the Namib Desert
The eastern Zambezi Region under MaKololo rule
Protectorates "not in danger"
South Africa grabs the chance to expand
Stalling tactics to keep a superior force at bay
A short history of Otavifontein
Uncle Spike's Book Exchange: A Windhoek tradition
The "ghost house" in the Khomashochland
De la Rey: Conciliator causes dispute
Trailblazers at the Kuiseb
Oswin Köhler and the Khwe
Oswin Köhler's life in the research camp
The air disaster at Ondekaremba
Johanna Gertze, the first Christian Herero woman
Eduard Rüppell, a fortune for research and science
The end of the "Tickey Box"
Shipment of used clothing turns into bestseller
Phoney nylon stockings
Kock is not presentable in English
To Pomona on Shanks's pony
Scotty Smith: King of the Kalahari, outlaw and scallywag
When letters got wings
A lonely grave in the savannah
World heritage: the writings of Hendrik Witbooi
An invisible foe strikes out
The suffering of William Threlfall
The Odendaal Plan: The carrot-and-stick approach
The Odendaal Plan: South Africa's fifth province
Aussenkehr: Measured by horse strides
Gunter von Schumann celebrates his 75th birthday
The five churches of Rooibank/Scheppmannsdorf
The Maltahöhe Hotel perseveres through changing times
Grootfontein during the First World War
John Muafangejo, dreams become pictures
The ways of Private A. P. Schottland
The Battle of Waterberg
Hooked on flying
Herman van Wyk, Businessman, publisher, philanthropist
Missionary Krönlein, an authority on the Nama language
Shipwrecked under the Southern Cross
Cape Cross: The lure of white gold
Sources and literature
Index of names
Index of places
Map: South West Africa under South African Administration