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    <body><![CDATA[It was very interesting to read this book which ended in 1980. As of 2009 we can now look back at what happened to South Africa and it is wonderful to see that of the 2 scenario's that Michener thought most likely the (relatively) bloodless one emerged. I especially enjoyed his section on South Afri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51007338">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Harrowing review of South African history, eye opening and foundational for understanding today's country but chilling and disheartening in many ways as yet another example of human's confounding ability to stigmitize and ostracize each other.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my all-time favorite books. It is extremely long, but it details the history of South Africa. I found it fascinating and think about it constantly to this day.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An understatement of the truth would be to say that reading Michener is an investment in time.  However, this novel is a must-read for anyone who wants to have a working understanding of the inhabitants, the history, and the culture of South Africa.  From day-one to the date of publication, the peop...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58790969">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though this book took me several months to read, it wasn't because it was boring or difficult to get into. This book was compelling the whole way through and only started dragging toward the end. This was mostly because I really wanted to finish reading it before taking a trip and I didn't want...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25011705">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is tied for first in the &quot;My Favourite Book&quot; category.<br/><br/>It's historical fiction (my favourite), it's about South Africa, going back as far as thousands of years BC, starting with the San Bushmen of southern africa.  It finishes around the Apartheid generation.<br/><br/>It ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12458531">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries. The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become South Africa. For hundreds of years, their rivalries and passions spill across the land. From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both--all of them will influence and take part in the wars and politics that will change a nation forever.<br/>THE COVENANT: generations of people who forge a new world in a story of adventure and heroism, love and loyalty, cruelty and betrayal.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I  know some consider Michener a lightweight - in fact I don't know anyone else who enjoys reading him - but I have enjoyed learning a bit more about complicated social histories of a particular area. Piecing together the history of the Xhosa, Zulu and other natives in southern African, as well as t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79691491">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries. The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become South Africa. For hundreds of years, their rivalries and passions spill across the land. From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both--all of them will influence and take part in the wars and politics that will change a nation forever.<br/>THE COVENANT: generations of people who forge a new world in a story of adventure and heroism, love and loyalty, cruelty and betrayal.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I wanted to like this book more than I actually liked it. I liked the elements of history in it, I really liked some of the stories that took place in ancient times, before white people settled in South Africa and shortly after they did settle. But the religious element of this book was a bi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62666468">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite books. I read it in the '70's with a globe at my right hand and an encyclopedia by my left hand. I kept telling myself that what I was reading must be fiction only to find out it was true. If you ever want to discover anything about South Africa and apartheid, this is a mu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51364303">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent historical novel of South Africa.  A family friend who was born and raised in South Africa told me this is the best book to read if you want to know about the history, etc.  It starts out with the early aboriginal peoples and follows fictional families up through the (almost)present day.  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44099392">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Michener at his best. This novel recreates the history of South Africa and enables one to understand the mindsets of the original inhabitants, the first settlers,the military stationed there, and their descendants. Very interesting. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries. The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become South Africa. For hundreds of years, their rivalries and passions spill across the land. From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both--all of them will influence and take part in the wars and politics that will change a nation forever.<br/>THE COVENANT: generations of people who forge a new world in a story of adventure and heroism, love and loyalty, cruelty and betrayal.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am an unabashed Michener fan. Sorry, but I learn about places and cultures with every book of his I have read.<br/><br/>The longer the better. This one I enjoyed as a 2 volume set of 1000 pages each on the history of South Africa.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries. The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become South Africa. For hundreds of years, their rivalries and passions spill across the land. From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both--all of them will influence and take part in the wars and politics that will change a nation forever.<br/>THE COVENANT: generations of people who forge a new world in a story of adventure and heroism, love and loyalty, cruelty and betrayal.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was soooo long, but it provides a good background on the history of South Africa, which is what I was looking for.  I don't know that I'd recommend it to anyone just as a story, though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book years ago after I snagged it off my mom's shelf. I think she would have thought it alittle &quot;mature&quot; for me... I remember enjoying it thoroughly, and this led to an on-going fascination with Michener's historical/ generational/ fiction genre that I've never gotten over. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18952270">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In case you need to travel to South Africa, you will be a wealth of information after reading this book.  Make sure you have some time on you hands though...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The history of Africa from land-mass to the '70s.  Loved the detail, the family interaction, and the insight into the political situations that have developed.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my all-time favorite books. It tells the story of the colonization of South Africa and exposes imperialism in its many shades and forms.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved reading this historical novel and learning about the world.  He is an excellent writer.  I had forgotten about his books and want to read them all.]]></body>
    
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