Cape Colony · Missionary observer
Ten Years North of the Orange River: A Story of Everyday Life and Work Among the South African Tribes
John Mackenzie, 1871
Summary
Mackenzie spent a decade as a missionary among Tswana peoples north of the Orange River. This account covers Tswana social life, religion, and political organisation in considerable depth, alongside detailed accounts of San communities encountered in the interior — a rich ethnographic source for the mid-colonial period.
Topics
Tswana, Bechuanaland, Missionaries, London Missionary Society, Interior, San
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- John Mackenzie
- Year
- 1871
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Cape Colony
- Perspective
- Missionary observer
- Access
- Full view