02325cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000350012624500660016126400510022730000470027833600260032533700260035133800360037750000310041350801130044452012670055753400450182465300300186965300690189985600430196816494UtSlPG20260610133403.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05018381  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDT1 aFitzpatrick, Percy,d1862-193114aThe Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-08-09  aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Andrew Sly and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs" by J.P. Fitzpatrick is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work seeks to provide a detailed narrative of the events and local sentiments surrounding the political landscape of the Transvaal during a time of significant tension and upheaval, particularly focusing on the perspectives of the Uitlanders and their perceived grievances against the Boer government.   The opening of the text reveals the author's motivations for writing the account, which stem from a desire to clarify misunderstandings regarding the political situation in the Transvaal, particularly in relation to the tensions between English-speaking immigrants and the Boer government. The author, who served as the Secretary of the Reform Committee, reflects on the need to present the Uitlander viewpoint and recounts historical grievances, emphasizing the stringent authoritarianism of President Kruger and the oppressive conditions faced by the Uitlanders. Fitzpatrick introduces the pivotal moments leading to the political crisis and the broader implications for South African history, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of events that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aJameson's Raid, 1895-1896  aTransvaal (South Africa) -- Politics and government -- 1880-191040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16494