Buy this book on-line ERDMANN, G. & Co : An Original Cabinet Photograph of Frederic Edward Traugott Krause, Signed F. E. T. Krause and Dated July 1900G. Erdmann & Co, Johannesbirg, 1900
A front head and shoulders pose, in fine state on the original thick photographer's card mount as issued. SIGNED by Krause, and dated July 1900. F E T Krause, perhaps best known as the man who handed Johannesburg intact to Field Marshall Lord Roberts on May 31st 1900 , had a long and distinguished legal career. In May 1900, appointed by President Kruger as Special Commandant for Johannesburg, Krause prevented the dynamiting of the gold mines. Several days later,Krause surrendered Johannesburg to Field Marshall Roberts and his Chief of Staff, Kitchener, but not before arranging a 24 hour truce which enabled the retreating Boers to regroup and, later, continue fighting the guerilla war. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ERDMANN, G. & Co : An Original Cabinet Photograph of Frederic Edward Traugott Krause, Signed F. E. T. Krause and Dated July 1900. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, livres illustrées, libri antichi, used books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |