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Trekkerswee Met Tekeninge Van J.H. Pierneef (Afrikaans Edition)

by Totius

2019-02-19 17:35:01

The versions move us on top of the Rand, about where Johannesburg now lies. There, Oom Gert, a tractor, with wife and only daughter, went to live. Later came Uncle Koos, a colonist, who bought land nearby. His son Willem falls in love with Dina, Uncl ... Read more
The versions move us on top of the Rand, about where Johannesburg now lies. There, Oom Gert, a tractor, with wife and only daughter, went to live. Later came Uncle Koos, a colonist, who bought land nearby. His son Willem falls in love with Dina, Uncle Gert's daughter. After the two families celebrated Perdekraal festival together, Willem and Dina get married. The second verse describes the discovery of the goldfields and the rise of Johannesburg, but also the temptation to which Willem and Dina, who live with Uncle Gert, are exposed and for which they die. The second piece then ends with the great Boer-British war. Less

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PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781318822843,
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Totius
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Jacob Daniël du Toit (21 February 1877 – 1 July 1953), better known by his pen name Totius, was an Afrikaner poet. He was the son of Stephanus Jacobus du Toit and Elisabeth Jacoba Joubert.Jacob ...

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