Legends - People Who Changed South Africa for the Better

All copies are signed by both authors. Legends - People Who Changed South Africa for the Better by Matthew Blackman & Nick Dall. We have a lot to be positive about in South Africa. With all our problems, it�s easy to feel bleak. But hold those thoughts, because �Legends �might be just the tonic you need to drive off the gloom. This book tells the stories of a dozen remarkable people � some well known, others largely forgotten � who changed Mzansi for the better. Most South Africans are proud of Nelson Mandela � and rightly so. His life was truly astounding, but he�s by no means the only person who should inspire us. There�s King Moshoeshoe, whose humanity and diplomatic strategies put him head and shoulders above his contemporaries, both European and African. And John Fairbairn, who brought non-racial democracy to the Cape in 1854. Olive Schreiner was a bestselling international author who fought racism, corruption and chauvinism. And Gandhi spent twenty years here inventing a system of protest that would bring an empire to its knees. Legends �also celebrates Eug�ne Marais�s startling contributions to literature and natural history (despite a lifelong morphine addiction); Sol Plaatje�s wit, intelligence and tenacity in the face of racial zealots; Cissie Gool�s lifetime fighting for justice and exposing bigots; and Sailor Malan�s battles against fascists in the skies of Europe and on the streets of South Africa. And then there�s Miriam Makeba, who began her life in prison and ended it as an international singing sensation; Steve Biko, who shifted the minds of an entire generation; and Thuli Madonsela (the book�s only living legend), who gracefully felled the most powerful man in the land. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, �Legends �reminds South Africans that we have a helluva lot to be proud of.