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_aReid, Mayne, _d1818-1883 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010 |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 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.) | ||
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| 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 | ||
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_aPetherick, Horace, _d1839-1919 |
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