Circling The Great Karoo
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Circling The Great Karoo
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Author : Nicholas Yell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03
Circling The Great Karoo written by Nicholas Yell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with Great Karoo (South Africa) categories.
Following on the success of the previous edition, this re-edited, updated and revitalized version, chronicling Nicholas Yell's epic journey through the Karoo on an old scrambler, is a must-read for the historically-inclined adventure traveler.
The Great Karoo
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Author : Fred Stenson
language : en
Publisher: Anchor Canada
Release Date : 2009-09-08
The Great Karoo written by Fred Stenson and has been published by Anchor Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-08 with Fiction categories.
From award-winning author Fred Stenson comes a richly evocative new novel, at once brutal and tender, spare of language, and profoundly moving. The Great Karoo begins in 1899, as the British are trying to wrest control of the riches of South Africa from the Boers, the Dutch farmers who claimed the land. The Boers have turned out to be more resilient than expected, so the British have sent a call to arms to their colonies — and an a great number of men from the Canadian prairies answer the call and join the Canadian Mounted Rifles: a unit in which they can use their own beloved horses. They assume their horses will be able to handle the desert terrain of the Great Karoo as readily as the plains of their homeland. Frank Adams, a cowboy from Pincher Creek, joins the Rifles, along with other young men from the ranches and towns nearby — a mix of cowboys and mounted policeman, who, for whatever reason, feel a desire to fight for the Empire in this far-off war. Against a landscape of extremes, Frank forms intense bonds with Ovide Smith, a French cowboy who proves to be a reluctant soldier, and Jefferson Davis, the nephew of a prominent Blood Indian chief, who is determined to prove himself in a “white man’s war.” As the young Canadians engage in battle with an entrenched and wily enemy, they are forced to realize the bounds of their own loyalty and courage, and confront the arrogance and indifference of those who have led them into conflict. For Frank, disillusionment comes quickly, and his allegiance to those from the Distict of Alberta, soon displaces any sense of patriotism to Canada or Britain, or belief that he’s fighting for a just cause. The events of the novel follow the trajectory of the war. The British strategy of burning Boer farms, destroying herds, and moving Boer families into camps weakens the Boer rebels, but they refuse to give up. The thousands of Boer women and children who die in the camp make the war ever more unpopular among liberals in Britain. (In fact, this conflict marked the first use of the term “concentration camp” in war.) Seeing the ramifications of such short-sighted military decisions, and how they affect what happens to Frank and the other Canadians, is crucial to depicting the reality of the Boer War. By focusing on the experiences of a small group of men from southern Alberta, Fred Stenson brings the reality of what it would have been like to be a soldier in this brutal war to vivid life. The Great Karoo is a deeply satisfying novel, marked by the complexities of its plot, the subtleties of its relationships, and the scale of its terrain. Exhilarating and gruesome by turns, it explores with passion and insight the lasting warmth of friendship and the legacy of devastation occasioned by war.
Library Of Congress Subject Headings
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Author : Library of Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Library Of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Subject headings, Library of Congress categories.
Library Of Congress Subject Headings
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Author : Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
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Karoo
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Author : Lawrence George Green
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955
Karoo written by Lawrence George Green and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with Great Karoo (South Africa). categories.
Library Of Congress Subject Headings
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Author : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
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Library Of Congress Subject Headings P Z
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Author : Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Library Of Congress Subject Headings P Z written by Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Subject headings, Library of Congress categories.
The Great Karoo
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Author : John Howland Beaumont
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Books
Release Date : 1983
The Great Karoo written by John Howland Beaumont and has been published by New Africa Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Fiction categories.
Popular Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1902-12
Popular Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1902-12 with categories.
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
The Great Karoo
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Author : James Michael Penrith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Great Karoo written by James Michael Penrith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Farm life categories.
In early 1900, a young cowboy from Alberta's Chief Mountain country joins the Canadian Mounted Rifles and sets out to defend British Empire interests in South Africa. On the march into the rebel republics, Frank Adams crosses the Great Karoo Desert. As the Canadian horse soldiers are made to pay for their own ignorance and the callous indifference of those who have sent them, their ideas of bravery and loyalty are reduced to their most raw, honest, and dangerous forms. The war introduces them to selves they did not know they contained.