TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reid,Mayne
AU  - Petherick,Horace
TI  - The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa
AV  - PZ 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Natural history -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Horses -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - South Africa -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Hunting -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Accidents -- Juvenile fiction
KW  - Buffaloes -- Juvenile fiction
N1  - Release date is 2010-12-15; Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows a group of adventurous Dutch settlers known as Vee-Boers as they journey through the perilous landscape of Southern Africa, navigating the threats of nature and wildlife in their quest for a better life. The initial focus is on three men leading their families and livestock across treacherous terrain, emphasizing themes of resilience and survival in a harsh environment.  At the start of the story, the Vee-Boers are introduced as they travel under the moonlight across the desolate Karoo, a vast and arid plain. The narrative describes their journey in great detail, highlighting the hardships they face, including extreme heat, the search for water, and threats from wild animals, including a close encounter with a herd of elephants and later, a pride of lions. The opening chapters set the stage for the challenges that lie ahead, introducing key characters and establishing the dangers of their adventurous lifestyle in a land filled with both beauty and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34667
ER  -