Out Of The Crucible : Being The Romantic Story Of The Witwatersrand Goldfields, And Of The Great City Which Arose In Their Midst / By Hedley A. Chilvers ; With Sixteen Drawings By William M. Timlin Chilvers, Hedley A. (Hedley Arthur) (1879-1941)

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiii, 273 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; The coming of "the gold devil" -- How a poor handy-man stumbled upon untold wealth -- The rush of the Rand -- The Raad watches the diggers -- Couper's great ring battle with Bendoff in '89 -- The coming of the saints, the doctors, and others of faith and vision -- Highwaymen and some early gold crises -- How the Rand got its railways -- The reform plot of 1895 -- The story of the Jameson Raid -- Retribution overtakes raiders and reformers -- The Kruger telegram and what came of it -- Four years of drama: 1896-1899 -- How Lord Roberts captured the town -- May 31, 1900 -- How Europe heard the sound of the guns -- How the Chinese saved the gold mines: and some dramas that attended their stay -- Bohemian nights in pioneer times -- and after -- Karl Marx comes to town -- How three outlaws frustrated a great rebellion -- Two campaigns and the Red Revolt of 1922 -- The future of the gold reef -- Appendix: (Containing a detailed record of the more important institutions of Johnannesburg). Subjects; Witwatersrand. South Africa History. Johannesburg (South Africa). Witwatersrand (South Africa). Afrique du Sud Histoire. South Africa. South Africa Johannesburg. South Africa Witwatersrand. Transvaal (South Africa) History. Johannesburg (South Africa) History. Witwatersrand (South Africa) History. Johannesburg. South Africa History. 1 Kg.