Author: Montgomery, John. (Ed. A. Giffard).
Title: The Reminiscences of John Montgomery. Graham's Town Series No 6.
Description: Graham's Town Series No 6. A.A. Balkema for Rhodes University. nd. (1981). Gilt on chocolate cloth boards. 202pp illustrated 8vo. 0.5kg. No inscriptions. 4 square corners. A Fine copy in G-VG dustwrapper (spine tanned, no major loss or tears). Contents unmarked. ISBN: 9780869611241 Montgomery was an 1820 Settler, a member of the party of Thomas Butler on board the 'Fanny' which sailed from Co. Wicklow. By his own admission a jack of all trades, he was a colourful and articulate man who took part in all the events of the colony during his life of 58 years here, including the Albany settlement, the expansion of the frontier, the Great Trek, wars with the Xhosa and Basuto. He fathered 14 children and also traveled widely as a smous. Writings from a variety of sources including newspapers and fragments of the original manuscript and typescript.

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