The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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The cattle farmers were thus driven to plunge deeper and deeper into the interior.
... A farmer would hire a large tract of unoccupied land on the frontier for six
months and graze his cattle there during the summer months, living in a
makeshift ...
The cattle farmers were thus driven to plunge deeper and deeper into the interior.
... A farmer would hire a large tract of unoccupied land on the frontier for six
months and graze his cattle there during the summer months, living in a
makeshift ...
Page 137
THE EVOLUTION OF THE TREKBOER 137 his fears: it stated that colonists were
making a living by grazing cattle and bartering in the interior, thus “leading a lazy,
sluggardly life, to the detriment of the common weal”, and ordained that no ...
THE EVOLUTION OF THE TREKBOER 137 his fears: it stated that colonists were
making a living by grazing cattle and bartering in the interior, thus “leading a lazy,
sluggardly life, to the detriment of the common weal”, and ordained that no ...
Page 846
Whatever affected the cattle of the tribe affected its entire being. The discontents
that led to war on the Cape Eastern Frontier were not unusually associated with
periods of hardship when drought caused the crops to fail and the cattle to perish.
Whatever affected the cattle of the tribe affected its entire being. The discontents
that led to war on the Cape Eastern Frontier were not unusually associated with
periods of hardship when drought caused the crops to fail and the cattle to perish.
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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