Format: (eBook)
ISBN 13: 9781626524200
Publisher: Mill City Press
Publication Date: 12/31/2013

The storm of Zulu and colonial expansion beat upon the African continent, threatening to engulf the local tribal kingdoms. And while this storm could not be prevented, one man ensured that the Phalaborwa region of southern Africa would resist takeover.

Equal parts biographical fiction, coming-of-age story, and cultural history, The King History Forgot is a cunningly crafted look at the remarkable reign of Makikele—sorcerer king of copper-rich Phalaborwa.

Robert T.K. Scully was born and educated in New York State where he earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology at Binghamton University. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in western Kenya and conducted ethnographic research in Phalaborwa, South Africa. Retired from the international health field and university administration, Scully has written stories, poetry, and both popular and scholarly articles about his travels and work in Africa, the Middle East, India and the Americas. He and his wife, Jennifer, now reside in Sandy Springs, Georgia. This is his first historical novel.