Volume 1: Defying the Odds

Initially Port Elizabeth had only been earmarked as a landing place for the British Settlers and not as their destination. Yet in the thirty years from 1820 to 1850, contrary to expectations, it experienced a tremendous growth spurt, so prodigious in fact was its expansion that it even overtook Cape Town in terms of the volume of exports. This is the story of the people and events that form the basis of this incredible journey.

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Volume 2: Uncharted Territory

After a rambunctious start in which business was the dominating ethos, would the nascent town successfully make the transition from an scruffy unkempt hamlet into a vibrant well managed town. It was an exciting time. Standard Bank was launched, the Prince Alfred’s Guards was formed and the first breakwater was built.

Volume 3 Winds of Change

Volume 4 Second Wind