With "Bobs" and Krüger. Experiences and Observations of an American War Correspondent in the Field with Both Armies

(Cape Town: Struik, 1977) 0869770888. Number 361 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Text facsimile of the 1901 first edition published by Henry T. Coates and Company of Philadelphia. 8vo; original brown rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xiii + 10 + 412 + (ii); illustrations in text. Dustwrapper partially sunned, with tape marks to reverse; a little foxing to top edge and endpapers. Very good condition. "This, the second volume in the Anglo-Boer War Reprint Library, is Fredric Unger's refreshing personal account of the war. Unger, an American freelance journalist, came to southern Africa in search of adventure and history in the making - and found both. Despite endless battles with officialdom, he eventually found himself in the unique situation of holding full correspondent's passes from both the Boer and British armies. He travelled widely, developing a sympathy and admiration for the Boers. Of particular interest is his description of Machadodorp when it was the capital of the Transvaal and his interview with President Kruger just prior to Kruger's departure for the Netherlands. His account is largely impartial and his personal experiences yield a fresh slant on a fascinating phase in South Africa's history." .