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100 1 _aFitzpatrick, Percy,
_d1862-1931
245 1 4 _aThe Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-08-09
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Andrew Sly and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJameson's Raid, 1895-1896
653 _aTransvaal (South Africa) -- Politics and government -- 1880-1910
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16494
999 _c57882
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