| Description |
1 online resource (10 unnumbered, iv, 487 pages) : illustrations, portraits, maps |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"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 sub-regions ... Berigte uit die Dorsland, compiled by Van der Merwe's daughter, Margaretha Schäfer, contains more than 200 of his magazine and newspaper articles. The articles, based on interviews and observations, offer a wealth of important information that he gathered during two extensive visits to the Northwest and surrounding regions ... He realised, long before most historians, that a personal interview with someone, who has had a particular experience, was an important historical source. But, it was essential to test the evidence and verify it with that of other people. The articles in Die Burger, Die Huisgenoot, Die Landbouweekblad and Sarie Marais are accompanied by excellent photographs taken by Van der Merwe."--Page ii |
| Notes |
Collection of articles published by the Afrikaner historian Petrus Johannes van der Merwe in various periodicals during his lifetime |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title screen (Ebook Central, viewed December 8, 2020) |
| Subject |
Van der Merwe, P. J. (Petrus Johannes), 1912-1979.
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Historians -- South Africa -- Biography -- 20th century
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Afrikaners -- South Africa -- North-West -- History
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Afrikaners -- South Africa -- Northern Cape -- History
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Afrikaners -- Social life and customs
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HISTORY / Africa / General
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Afrikaners
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Afrikaners -- Social life and customs
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Historians
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Historiography
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| SUBJECT |
South Africa -- Historiography
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| Subject |
South Africa
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South Africa -- North-West
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South Africa -- Northern Cape
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schäfer, Margaretha, compiler, translator.
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Schäfer, Franz editor
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| ISBN |
0620872721 |
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9780620872720 |
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