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THE COVENANT
THE COVENANT
Author: James A. Michener
Adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries. The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become South Africa. For hundreds of years, their rivalries and passions spill across the land. From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both--all of them will infl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780394505053
ISBN-10: 0394505050
Publication Date: 9/12/1980
Pages: 877
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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The book is very long but excellent. I know nothing about South Africa when I started it and it gave me a good understanding of its history. One of his best. If you enjoy history this is a very detailed historical fiction book.

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