The Bush-Boys, Or, the History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and His Family in the Wild Karoos of Southern Africa - Reid, Mayne
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This antiquarian book contains the tale of the exploits of a farmer and his family in south Africa, written by Thomas Mayne Reid. A delightful story sure to appeal to those with an interest in nineteenth century South Africa, this book makes for a worthy addition to any personal library is one not to be missed by fans of Reid's wonderful fiction. The chapters of this book include: The Boors, The Kraal, A Talk About Locusts, The Locust-Flight, Inspann and Trek, Water! Water!, The Fate of the Herd, A Lion in the Trap, The Death of the Lion, The Travelers Benighted, etcetera. Thomas Mayne Reid…mehr

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This antiquarian book contains the tale of the exploits of a farmer and his family in south Africa, written by Thomas Mayne Reid. A delightful story sure to appeal to those with an interest in nineteenth century South Africa, this book makes for a worthy addition to any personal library is one not to be missed by fans of Reid's wonderful fiction. The chapters of this book include: The Boors, The Kraal, A Talk About Locusts, The Locust-Flight, Inspann and Trek, Water! Water!, The Fate of the Herd, A Lion in the Trap, The Death of the Lion, The Travelers Benighted, etcetera. Thomas Mayne Reid (1818 ¿ 1883), was a Scottish-Irish American novelist who wrote numerous tales of derring-do and adventure, which take place primarily in the untamed wilds of the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. This text was originally published in 1860.
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Thomas Mayne Reid was an Irish-American author who lived from April 4, 1818, to October 22, 1883. He fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Through his many writings about American life, he has shown how the American states were run, how horrible it was to work as a slave, and how American Indians lived. Adventure books like those by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson were written by "Captain" Reid. Most of the stories took place in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He thought a lot of Lord Byron. His anti-slavery book Quadroon (1856) was turned into a play by Dion Boucicault called The Octoroon (1859), which was put on in New York. Robert Reid was born in the village of Ballyroney, which is near Katesbridge in County Down in Northern Ireland. He is the son of Rev. Thomas Mayne Reid Sr., who is a senior clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and his wife. Reid set out to become a Presbyterian priest because his father wanted him to. In September 1834, he started at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He stayed for four years, but he wasn't motivated to finish school and get his diploma. He taught at a school in Ballyroney after going back to Dublin.