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Thesis submitted for a master's degree in History at the University of Potchefstroom.
Signed by the author on the front endpaper in 2003.
178pp. + 2 maps. Text in Afrikaans.
The Marico is a district in the old Transvaal (today North West Province) which served as the background for most of the stories written by Herman Charles Bosman. In his own words he described it as follows:
"There is no other place I know that is so heavy with atmosphere, so strangely and darkly impregnated with that stuff of life that bears the authentic stamp of South Africa."
Contents include:
Chapter I: The various native tribes living in the area before the arrival of the Voortrekkers.
Chapter II: The settlement and lifestyle of the Europeans in the Marico area.
Chapter IV: The founding of Zeerust, Ottosdal, Jacobsdal, Lichtenburg etc.
Chapter V: European education in Marico
Chapter VI: Church establishment in Marico
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 30 x 21,5cm
- Name: Rare Paper
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- Country: South Africa
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