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Item Details
Title:
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AGAINST THE WIND
FIVE SOUTH AFRICANS FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS |
Volume: |
Level 3 |
By: |
Lesley Lewis |
Format: |
Paperback |
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List price:
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£3.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
1874897603 |
ISBN 13: |
9781874897606 |
Publisher: |
NEW READERS PUBLISHERS |
Pub. date: |
31 December, 1992 |
Pages: |
42 |
Description: |
This book is about five South Africans. They are not very famous in their own right, but they have all achieved firsts for black South Africans. |
Synopsis: |
"Against the Wind" tells the stories of five remarkable South Africans: Simon Mkhiza who, this year, ran the Comrades Marathon unoffically, ignoring its racial bans. Magema M. Fuze, who was the first black woman to become a qualifield social worker; K.E. Masinga, who became the first black radio announcer and Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize, who was one of Acria, as well as being one of the first black women in Natal to have her own business. |
Illustrations: |
b&w photographs |
Publication: |
South Africa |
Imprint: |
New Readers Publishers |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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