"The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa" by Captain Mayne Reid is an early 20th-century novel about the journey of Dutch settlers, called Vee-Boers, as they explore the dangerous territories of Southern Africa to locate and obtain an improved way of existing. The story begins with a focus on those hardy men who are guiding their loved ones and animals through harmful and difficult areas, which develops core ideas of strength and getting by in demanding settings. The Vee-Boers are presented moving across the deserted Karoo under moonlight. Narrations focus on their troubles like high temperatures, tracking down drinkable water, and battling intimidating wild animals, for example, a group of elephants and lethal lions. The beginning chapters present challenges upfront, and key people and unsafe aspects of living in a lovely yet risky area are pointed out.
The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa
By Mayne Reid
In a harsh land, brave settlers face nature's fury and fierce beasts in their search for a promised future.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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