Raid and Reform - Jameson Raid by Dr. Alfred Peter Hillier. 1898

Eyewitness Reform Committee Account: Written by Dr. Alfred Peter Hillier, a medical doctor and member of the Johannesburg Reform Committee who was imprisoned in Pretoria jail alongside figures like Frank Rhodes and Lionel Phillips following the failed 1895 Jameson Raid.

Crucial Primary Documentation: Page 65 reproduces exact testimony and parliamentary cross-examination surrounding "Col. Rhodes's Letter" (Colonel Francis Rhodes, brother of Cecil Rhodes). It tackles the core controversy of the raid: whether the Reform Committee in Johannesburg promised military reinforcement to Dr. Jameson at Krugersdorp or left his invading force stranded.

Curious Intellectual Pairing: Beyond the political defense and prison diary, the book surprisingly appends "Two Essays on the Antiquity of Man in South Africa," reflecting Hillier’s medical background and keen interest in early South African archaeology and stone tool history alongside contemporary geopolitics.

Prelims foxed; edges of boards worn. 156 pages.

155mm x 230mm

R1,250