Natal and the Zulu Country takes the reader through a breathtakingly beautiful ride through time, from the beginnings of mankind in Southern Africa, in a lush and fertile land called Natal. Natal is a region in South Africa that stretches between the Indian Ocean, the Drakensberg, and the Lebombo Mountains. Today, it is administered as the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. The book begins with the Bushmen, the original inhabitants of Natal, and continues through the reign of the king Shaka and many other historic characters. The writer, T.V. Bulpin, creates an astoundingly descriptive portrait of the land as it changes through time, writing in almost a fiction-like manner that is sure to engage readers--students, instructors, researchers, and non-academics alike. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)