Cape Lives of the Eighteenth Century

Presented in the form of biographies centering on a number of men, women and families varying in status and race, Cape Lives of the Eighteenth Century provides a vivid survey of the Cape of Good Hope at the end of the Dutch period, during a period of rapid and dramatic development and change for the colony. Written with non-South Africans in mind, these vivid biographies tell a story - even for non-historians.