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Playwrights => Athol Fugard discussion => Topic started by: rana on September 21, 2008, 04:31:18 AM

Title: need help Port Elizabeth book
Post by: rana on September 21, 2008, 04:31:18 AM
hi,

congratulation on this great web site!

need a recommendation on a good  book about the history of port Elizabeth town...

for am working on research about Fugard's port elizabeth plays and it has something to do with the setting and its history

thanks
Title: Re: need help Port Elizabeth book
Post by: Iain Fisher on September 21, 2008, 04:38:13 PM
What about "Port Elizabeth in Bygone Days" by JJ Redgrave.  Amazon and Abebooks both have it, though it is expensive at $35.  I've not read it myself so can't say how appropriate it us.

You can see some details here:

http://books.google.com/books?id=64IwAAAAIAAJ&q=Port+Elizabeth+in+Bygone+Days&dq=Port+Elizabeth+in+Bygone+Days&pgis=1 (http://books.google.com/books?id=64IwAAAAIAAJ&q=Port+Elizabeth+in+Bygone+Days&dq=Port+Elizabeth+in+Bygone+Days&pgis=1)

Iain
Title: Re: need help Port Elizabeth book
Post by: rana on September 22, 2008, 06:16:58 AM
thank  you very much! :)