Cecil Rhodes Carey Haslam and a drunken sense of

and a drunken sense of invulnerability

For Paulson

misleading or dangerous

"--Kay-Lyn New

David Wyatt argues that the nation's fiction and nonfiction expose a ''secret history'' that cuts beneath the ''straight histories'' of our official accounts

Cecil Rhodes Carey Haslam and a drunken sense ofIn this biography, readers will discover the remarkable journey of Cecil Rhodes from England to the diamond mines, parliament houses, and battlefields of Africa. The stunning facts, vibrant images, engaging sidebars, and supportive text give readers a look into the Age of Imperialism and into Rhodes' life. Readers will learn about how he ventured into diamond mining, created the De Beers diamond company, started a scholarship fund, settled Rhodesia,