TY - BOOK AU - Thompson, Francis Robert, AU - Rouillard, Nancy Thompson TI - Matabele Thompson: an autobiography U1 - 923.92 PY - 1936/// CY - London PB - Faber and Faber KW - Thompson, Francis Robert, KW - Matabeleland KW - Rhodesia, Southern KW - History N1 - "The political origin of Southern Rhodesia lies in the concession gr anted in 1888 by Lobengula, king of the Matebili, to a syndicate consis ting of Cecil Rhodes, Charles Dunnell Rudd and Francis Robert Thompson. The reasons why this concession was sought by Cecil Rhodes, the means by which he obtained it, and the men upon whom he relied for success ar e described in this book."--Pref; Includes index ER -