Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1890-1899

Charles van Onselen

Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1890-1899
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Country
South Africa
Published
20 August 2020
Pages
256
ISBN
9781485311607

Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1890-1899

Charles van Onselen

Masked Raiders follows the wild exploits of legendary brigands like the McKeone brothers and ‘One Armed Jack’ McLoughlin, who ravaged the subcontinent, from the mining towns of Barberton, Kimberley and Johannesburg, to the borders of Basotholand, Bechuanaland, Mozambique, and Rhodesia. With tales of heists, safecracking, illegal gold dealings, prison breaks, and hidden roadside treasure, the book reveals the potency of the highveld’s ‘criminal heroes.’ Startling insights also reveal how the hidden grammar of brigandage informed political actions of the day, such as the Jameson Raid, and how the movement of bandits across the interior helped shape the borders of what was to become modern South Africa.

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