Jan Christiaan Smuts: His Character and Life - Arnold Rieck
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'Jan Christiaan Smuts: His Character and Life' by Arnold Rieck is an unusual illustrated biography of Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870–1950), the South African statesman, military leader and philosopher. Rather than presenting a conventional prose biography, Rieck recounts Smuts’s life in verse, combining a poetic narrative with illustrations to portray his character and public achievements. The work offers a concise account of a figure whose life encompassed the Anglo-Boer War, South African politics and international affairs, while presenting him through the distinctive form of an illustrated verse story. Privately published by the author in 1951, shortly after Smuts’s death, this 44-page volume is a scarce and distinctive piece of South African historical and biographical literature, particularly appealing to collectors of Smuts-related Africana.
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Good condition, as pictured
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