GUIDE TO THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF GRAHAMSTOWN/ MAKHANDA

361pp., b/w & colour illus., maps, paperback, Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, Makhanda, 2021

ISBN: 9780620884099

Guide compiled by the Makhanda branch of the Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). This is a revised version of two booklets about the city and its environs. It is made up of 22 chapters written by experts in the fields of Geology, Palaeontology, Conservation and much more. Illustrated with line drawings by Loraine Mullins and Dorothy Randall. 

Contributions include:

"Landform and Geology of the Grahamstown Area" by Norton Hiller, Rose Prevec and Billy de Klerk

"Palaeontology: The fossils of the Grahamstown region" by Rob Gess

"Birds of Grahamstown and Adjacent Areas" by Sarah Gess

"Archaeological Background of Grahamstown and Surrounds" by Celeste Booth

"Grahamstown in the 20th Century: A clash of cultures" by Lindinxiwa Mahlasela

"Rhini Schools - the other education epicentre" by Nozipho Madinda and Zongezile Matshoba

"National Arts Festival - the creative city" by Tony Lankaster

"Rhodes University - brief history" by Paul Maylam.