Voortrekkers van Suidwes by Dr Gustav Preller

Voortrekkers van Suidwes by Dr Gustav Preller

Geskiedenis van die land en sy volke met hul oorloë; van die Dorsland-trek; die Smit-trek uit Piketsberg en die Duitse en Britse veroweringe

Published: Nasionale Pers, Kaapstad, 1941

Edition: First Edition

Publisher's maroon cloth cover with gilt titles and design on front panel and spine.

394pp with a fold-out map at rear. A crisp, clean copy with slight tanning of ffep and age related wear to boards.

"Voortrekkers van Suidwes. Geskiedenis van die Land en sy Volke met hul Oorloë; van die Dorslandtrek; die Smit-trek uit Piketberg en die Duitse en Britse Veroweringe."

Full title in English reads: "Voortrekkers of South-West Africa. History of the Land and its People with their Wars; of the Thirst Land-Trek; the Smit-Trek from Piketberg, and of the German and British Conquests."

Dr. Gustav Preller was a journalist, a prolific author, historian, publicist, and soldier during the Anglo Boer-War. He was also an intimate friend of the legendary South African writer Eugene Marais.

Text in Afrikaans. A sought-after title.