Selection of a Library Book:

Step One:
1. I chose the book South African Tragedy becasue I studied abroad in South Africa and lived there for nearly 5 and a half months and I learned about the history and it is very interesting to me. I think not many people know about it, and how it is still happening today, and how it affected the lives of millions and still affects them everyday.
2. This book only has one author, Alan Paton
3. The title is South African Tragedy
4. This book was distrubted in the United States by Charles Scribner's and Sons
5. It was printed in New York in 1965

Step Two:
The book I chose is called South African Tradegy by Alan Paton. It was printed in the New York, United States in 1965 and was distrubuted by Charles Scribners and Sons. I chose this book because I studied abroad in South Africa last year, and was there for about 5-6 months and I think the whole South African history is very interesting. This book is about the life and times of Jan Hoemeyr. This book is a fiction history novel, that incorporates the tragedy that happened in South Africa. I enjoy this becasue I learned a lot about what I have read while scimming through the book. For example, Paton talks about the aftermath of the Boer War and how the four provinces came to be in South Africa. "In 1910 the four provinces- the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Natal, and the Cape Provinces-formed the Union of South Africa within the British Empire." (Paton, ix) I remember learning this while I was in class in South Africa.


Works Cited:
Paton, Alan. South African Tragedy; the Life and times of Jan Hofmeyr. New York: Scribner, 1965. Print.