Die Oranjerivierkampe – Charlotte C. Wiid & J.C. West

Die Oranjerivierkampe – Charlotte C. Wiid & J.C. West

Die Oranjerivierkampe: En die Rol van Emily Hobhouse (Very Good Plus Collectible Copy)
An Essential Visual and Textual Document of the Orange River Concentration Camp System

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Die Oranjerivierkampe
• Author: Charlotte C. Wiid and J.C. West
• Publisher: Oorlogsmuseumn van die Boererepublieke, Bloemfontein
• Publication Date: 2002 (First Edition)
• ISBN-10: 1919825770 / ISBN-13: 9781919825779
• Edition Details: First Edition, Official Institutional Softcover Release.
• Binding: Original publisher's premium illustrated heavy-gauge card wrappers (Softcover).
• Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), featuring architectural camp groundplans, historic mortality data lists, and archival imagery from the War Museum files.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book & Wraps: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The outer card covers are exceptionally bright, flat, and sharp. The spine is completely unblemished, crisp, and uncreased. Free of standard corner curling or shelf-scuffing.
• Interior: Binding is strong and perfectly square. Internal pages are pristine white, clean, and crisp. Entirely free of previous owner stamps, pencil marks, or highlighting. A beautiful copy.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published by the War Museum of the Boer Republics in 2002, Die Oranjerivierkampe is an authoritative, archival study of the concentration camps established by the British military along the Orange River during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Wiid and West use official records to chart the tragic history of the camps, focusing on overcrowding, disease outbreak, and medical shortfalls. Crucially, the text details the historic intervention of Emily Hobhouse and the Ladies Commission, whose humanitarian efforts eventually forced reforms. It serves as a vital resource for understanding the civilian cost of the war.

Author Profile: Charlotte C. Wiid & J.C. West

Charlotte Wiid and J.C. West are prominent institutional researchers and curators associated with the War Museum in Bloemfontein. They have dedicated their careers to indexing, cataloging, and preserving the physical artifacts, personal accounts, and photographic archives of the Boer Republics.