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The Jew Who Would Be King: A True Story of Shipwreck, Survival, and Scandal in Victorian Africa
The Jew Who Would Be King A True Story of Shipwreck Survival and Scandal in Victorian Africa
Author: Adam Laurence Rovner
The Jew Who Would Be King tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs—a nineteenth-century British Jew who helped establish the Zulu kingdom only to become a ruthless warlord and slaveholder. Isaacs’ thrilling journey begins with his shipwreck on the shores of Zululand and proceeds to ports across West Africa, including Freetown, Sierra Leon...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520403000
ISBN-10: 0520403002
Publication Date: 4/15/2025
Pages: 344
Edition: First Edition
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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