Gold Paved the Way: The Story of the Gold Fields Group of Companies by A P Cartwright

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to foredges, front and back endpages. Scuffing mark on tail foredge. Dust jacket is worn at edgfes and is enclosed in protective cover. Interior and binding are still in good condition.

A hardcover book that explores the history and development of the gold mining industry. Written by a South African journalist and historian, the book details the rise, growth, and socio-economic impact of the Consolidated Gold Fields mining-finance empire.

It chronicles the company founded in 1887 by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd and follows the group's journey from the 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush to a major international corporate powerhouse. While deeply rooted in South Africa's industrialisation and the rise of Johannesburg, the book details how the company decentralised control. It tracks investments and operations stretching into Australia and the United States. (book flap)