Reports from the Dorsland : and other pioneering regions /

"Shortly after his appointment as lecturer in Stellenbosch, historian PJ van der Merwe turned his attention to the Northwest. In those days the region was mostly unknown to people outside this part of the world. Like today, there was uncertainty then about the boundaries of this region and its...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Van der Merwe, P. J. (Petrus Johannes), 1912-1979 (Autor)
Daljnji autori: Schäfer, Margaretha (Sastavljač, Prevodilac), Schäfer, Franz (Urednik)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
afrikaans
Izdano: Stellenbosch : African Sun Media, [2020]
Online pristup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2574809
Sadržaj:
  • Farmers, farming and irrigation
  • Structures, concoctions and inventions
  • Caves, holes and graves
  • Cover pictures
  • Drought, pans, dams and dunes
  • Water and grazing
  • Trees, flowers and gardens
  • Trekboere, Voortrekkers and French Huguenots
  • Development and progress
  • Artists, characters and kings
  • Mines, trains, carts and camels
  • Pioneers, trail blazers and die-hards
  • Towns, schools, churches and jails
  • Stories, legends and yarns
  • Boer wives, industry and skills
  • Matjieshuise, grass huts, shacks and other homes
  • Trekking, wagons and way of life
  • West coast and its charm.