Gee my 'n mán! by Hannes Kloppers

Gee my 'n mán! (Revised Second Edition Kalahari Park History)

The Early Years of the Kalahari Gemsbok Park, Told Through Ranger Joep le Riche and the Witbooi War

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Gee my 'n mán!: Die beginjare van die Kalahari-gemsbokpark
• Author: Hannes Kloppers
• Editor: Annie Klopper
• Publisher: Protea Boekhuis, Pretoria
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN-13: 9781869193522
• Edition Details: Tweede uitgawe (Second Edition), Eerste druk (First Printing) of this edition. Edited by Annie Klopper.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated laminated card wrappers, perfect bound
• Physical Format: Softcover, 280 pages.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Wraps: The front cover is clean, with a bright colour photograph of a gemsbok on the dunes. The spine is clean and glossy, with a small nick or crease near the foot. The back cover shows some light scuffing, whitish wear marks along the right edge and slight creasing.
• Interior: The title page and copyright page are clean and bright, with no markings. The binding is tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Gee my 'n mán! (Die beginjare van die Kalahari-gemsbokpark) by Hannes Kloppers is narrative non-fiction about the early years of the Kalahari Gemsbok Park, from the days when rangers still patrolled by camel. It is centred on the park's long-serving warden Joep le Riche, who held the post for 36 years, and on Gert Mouton, the first coloured ranger.

The book weaves together tales of adventure and wild animals, the war against Hendrik Witbooi in German South West Africa, and the searches for the Lost City of the Kalahari. The conflict between the Germans and the Witbooi-led Nama is a largely forgotten chapter that the book helps to preserve.

This is the revised second edition, published by Protea Boekhuis in Pretoria. The work first appeared in 1970 from Afrikaanse Pers, and it remains a source for Kalahari history and conservation lore. A collectible used copy for Africana, Kalahari and Afrikaans nature-history collections.

Author Profile: Hannes Kloppers

Hannes Kloppers, recorded in library catalogues as Johannes Jacobus Kloppers, was for twelve years an administrative officer in the Nature Conservation division at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park.

His other titles include Veldwagter! and My Vader, Wat is 'n Held?

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