IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE

ix + 201 pp of text. Two-colour illustrated dustjacket over black cloth-boards with gilt to the spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. Includes 30 photographs and maps.First few and last pages have brown marks/foxing. A fair to good copy.

The first Croatians came to South Africa in the 1870s, mainly to work on diamond mines and, later, on goldmines. This book opens a window on this small community and their prior life in the then Yugoslavia. A rare book.