Louis Botha’s life illuminated in full, from Richard Steyn, the author of the bestselling Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness and Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship.

In Louis Botha: A Man Apart, Steyn once again brings to life a South African icon. Louis Botha was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, a union he did much to create in the decade after the devastation of the Anglo–Boer War.

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About the author

Richard Steyn, a graduate of Stellenbosch University, practised as a lawyer before switching to journalism. He edited the Natal Witness in Pietermaritzburg from 1975-90, was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1985-86, and editor in chief of The Star from 1990-95. He served as Standard Bank’s Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications from 1996-2001, before returning to writing, book reviewing and publishing.

The bestsellers Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness (2015) and Churchill and Smuts: The Friendship (2017) have established a loyal readership for Steyn, who is also a popular public speaker.

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