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Publisher's red cloth binding.
125pp.
Binding sound with minor age-associated markings. Internally clean.
Kinders van die Voortrek (first published in 1920 by Maria Elizabeth Rothmann, known by her pen name M.E.R.) is a pioneering historical youth/children's book. It was later revised and re-released in 1960 under the title Die tweeling trek saam.
The story follows the adventures and daily experiences of two young children, Gert and Mina, who take part in the Great Trek alongside their family. Rather than just focusing on grand, sweeping battles, the book is celebrated for its rich, realistic detail about ordinary life on the trek. It describes how the wagons were packed, how food was cooked in the open veld, how mobile schooling and religious services worked, and how clothes and shoes were made from hides. M.E.R. wrote the book after staying with her brother Fritz in the Transvaal Lowveld. The historical details were gathered from oral accounts of an old man who had experienced the Great Trek as a child. It was M.E.R.'s very first published book and is considered a foundational milestone in early Afrikaans children's literature because it was written with a genuine, empathetic understanding of a child's perspective. (Source: Wikipedia)
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Name: Rare Paper
- Contact Person: Armandt Marais
- Country: South Africa
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