South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I Comprising a History of South Africa and its people, including the war of 1899 and 1900

CHAPTER II.

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The President of the South African Republic.

Birth, Education, etc.--Paul Kruger at Ten Years--Appearance and Manners--The Boer of Boers--Daily Life--His Grand Passion--Facts of History--Kruger's Chinese Wall--A Misleading Reputation--Racial Prejudices--Free and Independent Krugerism--Kruger's Nepotism