OTHER MEN'S MILLIONS - The Story of Fortunes made, and lost, in the Days of the Gold Rush [1954]

Publisher's blue cloth binding with black titles on front panel and spine. Illustrated dust jacket.

224pp. Illustrated.

Binding sound. Contents clean. Dust jacket in near fine condition.

'OTHER MEN'S MILLIONS is a story of fortunes made - and lost - in the rip roaring days when South Africa was the Mecca of adventurers from all parts of the world.

Here we learn about the Cape's first millionaire of a century ago, the incredible Jonas van der Poel. The adventures of Sir John Swinburne, who tried to obtain a monopoly of all the gold in the Transvaal. We meet Henry Barnato, whom nobody knew, yet he left six times as much money as his famous brother Barney; the Cook brothers of Pondoland, who employed a British Prime Minister as their lawyer. Details are given of the fantastic drama of the Cyanide Case, on which depended the whole future of the Rand.

South Africa's famous 'Quiz' expert again gives the public a book of fascinating facts about our country.' - editor's note