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The Jew who would be king : a true story of shipwreck, survival, and scandal in Victorian Africa /

"The Jew Who Would Be King tells the improbable story of one of the nineteenth-century's most intrepid and controversial explorers, Nathaniel Isaacs, a British Jew who helped the legendary King Shaka establish the Zulu nation, but who later became a ruthless warlord and slave holder in Sie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rovner, Adam, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Isaacs, Nathaniel, > 1808-1872.
Explorers > Biography.
Imperialism > 19th century.
Explorateurs > Biographies.
Impérialisme > 19e siècle.
HISTORY / World
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Jews and other savages (1808-1825)
  • Strange surprising adventures (1825-1827)
  • Black Napoleon (1827-1828)
  • Appetite for consumption (1828-1832)
  • Feverish trade (1832-1837)
  • Railroad Christianization (1837-1853)
  • The Queen vs. the King (1853-1856)
  • Savage invasions (1856-1872)
  • Postscript.