- +27 82 328 2755
- [email protected]
- The Old Mushroom Farm, 11 Karkloof Rd, Howick, RSA
R0.00
R350.00
A richly detailed history of South Africa’s gold-mining industry, tracing its evolution from the first discoveries on the Witwatersrand to the mid-twentieth century, The Gold Miners stands as both a tribute to the ingenuity of the mining pioneers and a record of the forces that reshaped a nation.
3 in stock
A. P. Cartwright’s The Gold Miners is a richly detailed history of South Africa’s gold-mining industry, tracing its evolution from the first discoveries on the Witwatersrand to the mid-twentieth century. Published by Purnell & Sons in 1962, this large-format hardcover volume combines thorough research with vivid storytelling, reflecting Cartwright’s skill as both historian and journalist.
The book explores the pioneering spirit and enterprise that transformed South Africa into one of the world’s leading gold producers. Cartwright examines the men who risked everything in pursuit of fortune, the engineering feats that drove deep-level mining, and the economic and social shifts that followed in the wake of the gold boom. His narrative balances technical insight with human interest, bringing to life the miners, financiers, and adventurers who shaped the industry.
Lavishly illustrated and printed in South Africa, The Gold Miners stands as both a tribute to the ingenuity of the mining pioneers and a record of the forces that reshaped a nation. For collectors of Africana, industrial history, or South African social studies, this volume remains an authoritative and visually striking account of one of the country’s most transformative eras.
