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Rhodes

Biography of Cecil Rhodes, once a hero who conquered an area a million miles square for Britains's African Empire, gave his name to a new country - Rhodesia; founded the DeBeers Company; made a fortune in diamonds and gold; laid the foundation for modern aparthied and drew Britain into the Boer War. This book is the study of an idealist corrupted by power who was once a hero and is now decried as a racist whose only remaining legacy is the scholarship that bears his name.

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  • "Biography of Cecil Rhodes, once a hero who conquered an area a million miles square for Britains's African Empire, gave his name to a new country - Rhodesia; founded the DeBeers Company; made a fortune in diamonds and gold; laid the foundation for modern aparthied and drew Britain into the Boer War. This book is the study of an idealist corrupted by power who was once a hero and is now decried as a racist whose only remaining legacy is the scholarship that bears his name."@en

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  • "Rhodes : the race for Africa"
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