Publisher's red cloth binding with gilt titles on front panel and spine.
vi + 242 pages + 8 pages of adverts for local businesses of the period.
Binding sound. Spine faded with shelf wear at the crown. Former owner's bookplate but otherwise internally clean.
The title story follows the arrival of European mining interests in a traditional African village after a gold concession is granted. It explores the massive cultural and physical shifts that occur when a quiet community is suddenly integrated into the late 19th-century gold rush economy, ultimately detailing how the promise of immense wealth brings bith prosperity and deep tragedy to the local population. The main novella is a realistic fiction piece heavily influenced by Ingram's own real-life experiences as an exploration representative trying to secure land concessions in Southern Africa.
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
