| Tobacco Spiced with Ginger is the true but amazing story of Ginger Freeman, the tobacco man chosen to run the organizations that defeated United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia. "There was no moon and the night was as black as an African night can be. The line of heavy vehicles had been in hiding since midday, tucked away on a back road near the railway siding outside Salisbury, waiting for the word that they could complete their journey to the tobacco floors. The fumigation chambers had left Germany, been shipped to South Africa and then by rail to Rhodesia in total secrecy. Now, for the last lap, no one was taking any risks of the consignment being spotted by curious bystanders and the drivers had been told to wait until total darkness before driving into the city ... " |