Onthou! In die Skaduwee van die Galg by Hendrina Rabie Van Der Merwe
Very Scarce First edition.
Onthou! In die Skaduwee van die Galg by Hendrina Rabie Van Der Merwe(Afrikaans text)
Hardcover
Publisher: Nasionale Pers, 1940 First edition.
Condition: Good: The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there is light tanning and edge wear throughout. The pages within are neat and complete. The binding is secure.
An Anglo-Boer War memoir of a Boer woman. Anglo-Boer War experiences of a Red Cross nurse who served in the concentration camps. She relates in her Foreword that she was finally motivated to record her recollections by such events at the Great Trek centenary and the inauguration of the Voortrekker Monument.
"Drienie wrote a book "ONTHOU -In die skadu van die galg". It is a spellbounding portrayal of her experiences as a nurse and "vegtersvrou" during the Anglo-Boer War. Very interesting! She was already well into her sixties when she wrote the book. A truly remarkable woman!"
"Die konsentrasiekampverhaal van Hendrina Rabie van der Merwe. Omdat sy so dikwels uit die konsentrasiekampe ontsnap het is sy later in verskeie tronke aangehou."
