Title: Path of blood : the rise and conquests of Mzilikazi, founder of the Matabele tribe of Southern Africa /
Authors: Becker, Peter, 1921-1984.
Publisher: Longmans,
Year: 1962
Subjects: Mzilikazi,; Ndebele (African people)
Contents: Unrest in Zululand -- Mzilikazi's treachery -- Flight from Zululand -- The peoples of the interior -- Ekupumuleni : the place of rest -- Tribal turmoil -- Expansion westwards -- White men and fire-arms -- The victorious bull elephant -- Journey to the place of mist -- Thunder for the king -- Moffat of Kuruman -- Start of a strange friendship -- Thaba Bosiu : the mountain at night -- Murder hill -- The invasion of Bechuanaland -- The Matabele occupy the Marico District -- Arrival of the Boers -- The Boer-Matabele War -- Matabele conquests north of the Limpopo -- Moffat's third visit to Mzilikazi -- The stricken king -- The Inyati mission -- Reprisal for witchcraft -- Gold -- The falling of a mountain -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: The southern Bantu (ethnic groups) -- Appendix II: Matabele kraals : dress and ornaments, craftsmanship, hunting and trapping, witchcraft and magic -- Appendix III: Mzilikazi's regiments, Zulu praise-song.