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Cape Colony · Missionary observer

Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa

Robert Moffat, 1842

Summary

Robert Moffat spent fifty years at the Kuruman mission station and became the foremost missionary authority on Tswana peoples. This memoir covers his establishment of Kuruman, his travels among Tswana chiefdoms, and his celebrated friendship with Ndebele king Mzilikazi. The primary missionary source for Tswana history and the northern frontier.

Topics

Tswana, Missionaries, London Missionary Society, Bechuanaland, Mzilikazi, Ndebele

Bibliographic Information

Author
Robert Moffat
Year
1842
Language(s)
English
Period
Cape Colony
Perspective
Missionary observer
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