De Zuid-Afrikaansche Oorlog

Loyal Boers used the term “Joiners” for Boers who became spies and informers for the British (since they had “joined” the British) Their motivation for betraying their fellow Boers varied. Many did so out of desperation to save their families (women and children) from certain death in British concentration camps where thousands were dying. Whatever their motivation, their service to the British resulted in “Joiners” being despised and shunned after the war, including the prohibition for Boer women marrying into “Joiner” families.  Most “Joiners” carried the traitor stigma for the rest of their lives. Some of their faces were blocked out of family portraits and books on the topic. Here is a very good example of this occurrence on page 18.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. Marbled end papers. 323 pages. A good copy. Many black and white illustrations and pictures. Some colour restoration made to the spine and board ends. Text is Dutch.