Selections from the Smuts Papers Volume 2, June 1902-May 1910 [Paperback]

The first four volumes of Selections from the Smuts Papers cover the period 18861919. This volume takes us from the Boer War to the Union of South Africa.The great collection of letters and papers comprising the Smuts Papers has been assembled at the University of Cape Town by Dr Jean van der Poel, under Sir Keith Hancock's direction, since Smuts's death in 1950. This volume covers the period from the end of the Boer War to self-government and the forming of the Union of South Africa.The great collection of letters and papers comprising the Smuts Papers has been assembled at the University of Cape Town by Dr Jean van der Poel, under Sir Keith Hancock's direction, since Smuts's death in 1950. This volume covers the period from the end of the Boer War to self-government and the forming of the Union of South Africa.The great collection of letters and papers comprising the Smuts Papers has been assembled at the University of Cape Town by Dr Jean van der Poel, under Sir Keith Hancock's direction, since Smuts's death in 1950. The first four volumes of selections cover the period 18861919. The selections are divided into twelve parts, each with a short introductory section. Dr van der Poel has provided brief introductions to each letter, article or speech and has annotated every document. This volume covers the period from the end of the Boer War to self-government and the forming of the Union of South Africa.Part VI. Defeat and Recovery. 1 June 190216 September 1905: Documents 181273; Part VII. Self-Government Achieved. 14 December 19054 March 1907: Documents 274338; Part VIII. Making the Union. 8 March 190727 May 1910: Documents 339477.