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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aReid, Mayne,
_d1818-1883
245 1 4 _aThe Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-12-15
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNatural history -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHorses -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSouth Africa -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHunting -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAccidents -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBuffaloes -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aPetherick, Horace,
_d1839-1919
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34667
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