Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. A Note on Spelling and Reconstructed Forms xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Sources and Settings of Botatwe History 24
8. 2. Planting Settlements, Forging the Savanna 61
9. 3. Fame in the Kafue 93
10. 4. Of Kith and Kin 131
11. 5. Life on the Central Frontier 172
12. Epilogue 220
13. Appendix 231
14. Notes 257
15. Bibliography 299
16. Index 327