Katalogus / Catalogue
Nov. 2008
Table of Contents/Inhoudsopgawe Item Page/Bladsy
Supergene ...... 3 Voortrekkermense 1 ...... 5 Voortrekkermense 2 ...... 6 Voortrekkermense 3 ...... 7 Voortrekkermense 4 ...... 8 1820 Settler family trees ...... 9 In die skaduwee van die dood ...... 10 The Africanders – a century of Dutch‐English feud in South Africa...... 11 Geschied‐verhaal van Genadendal, de eerste Zending‐statie in Zuid‐Afrika ...... 12 Stormberg ‐ A Lost Opportunity ...... 13 Olive Schreiner ‐ Portrait of a South African woman ...... 14 Eeu van Genade: NGKerk Molteno 1881‐1981 ...... 15 Windhoek: Van Plaaswyk tot Stadsgemeente ...... 17 With the Boer Forces ...... 18 Oom Paul's People ...... 19 Op 'n onmeetlikheid, van een eindpunt na 'n ander ...... 20 Personalia of the Germans at the Cape ...... 21 The Anglo Boer War CD ...... 22 President Paul Kruger ...... 23 President Steyn ...... 24 Pretorius deur drie eeue ...... 25 De La Rey ‐ Lion of the West ...... 26 Die Boshoff familie in Suid Afrika ...... 27 Die Du Plessis familieboek 1688‐1988 ...... 28 Die geskiedenis van die Rustenburg distrik vanaf ongeveer 1840 ...... 29 Die Heystek familieboek 1862‐1987 ...... 30 General Louis Botha ...... 31 Geslagsregister van die familie Van Heerden ...... 32 Die stamouers Coetzee en nageslagte ...... 33 Sword in the Sand ‐ Gideon Scheepers ...... 34 The NACoetzee Omnibus CD ...... 35 Jan Christian Smuts ...... 36 Page 1
Old Cape Colony ‐ her men and houses ...... 37 The Commandant‐General Petrus Jacobus Joubert ...... 38 The Meintjes Omnibus‐CD ...... 39 The Voortrekkers ...... 40 Smarte van die Oorlog ...... 41 Johannesburg in Arms ...... 42 A Century of Wrong ‐ FW Reitz ...... 43 Cecil Rhodes ‐ Man and Empiremaker ...... 44 Personalia Der Periode van het Engelsch Bestuur oor Java ...... 45 Die Smuts‐familie van die Swartland ...... 46 Edenburg 1863‐1963 ...... 47 Nagelatene Leerredenen ...... 48 Die Afrikanervrou as kultuurdraer en ‐skepper ...... 49 Sandile ‐ The Fall Of The Xhosa Nation ...... 50 The Age of the Generals / The Making of a Nation ...... 51 Johannes Meintjes 1923‐1980 ...... 52 Liriese Werk – Lyrical Work ...... 53
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Supergene
Price: R220 / Aus$ 36 / US$ 25 / £ 14 / € 21
ISBN: 978-1-920091-01-9
Language: Afrikaans/English
This cd contains the following books, articles and databases:
Books and articles:
• Pretorius deur 3 eeue – ME Pretorius • Coetzee stamvaders en nageslag - NA Coetzee • De gesneuvelden en gestorvenen • Diary of Aide in Anglo Boer War • Potgieter familie in SA - E Swardt • Uit de Oorlog -ML Lotter • Vrey geslagsregiser • Emily Hobhouse se Smarte van die Oorlog • Private John Jacksons diary of the Anglo Boer War • Letters From The Cape - Lady Duff Gordon • Notes of a War Correspondent - RH Davis • The Great Boer War - A Conan-Doyle • The Making of a Nation - DW Kruger • A Voyage to Abyssinia - Father J Lobo • Afrikaanse vrou as kultuurdraer - C Pretorius • Anna Marais en Claas van Bengale • Bloedrivier deelnemers • David Adolph Michael Botha - C Pretorius • Engelbrecht geslagsregister - L Engelbrecht • Expedition to the Zambesi - D Livingstone • Galton 1853 travels in South Africa • Groottrekkaart • In die veld teen Marengo - CF McDonald • JC Smuts deur sy seun JC Smuts • J Potgieter - E Swardt • Johan Friedrich Haszner, shirurgyn aan die kaap - C Pretorius • Kaart van plase in Zeerust area • Kalahari mac - CF McDonald • Edenburg • Kuipers – die verhaal van magistraat Halbo Kuipers • History of Trench Warfare • Missionary Travels in South Africa - D Livingstone
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• Naamlys van Vermoordes by Bloukrans et al • Native Life in South Africa - ST Plaatje • Op vlug deur donker Afrika - CF McDonald • Ou Kaapse Liedeboeke - C Pretorius • Retiefmoord Slagoffers • Rhodesian Pioneer Force • Teenspoedige Bruidegom - C Pretorius • The Age of the Generals - DW Kruger • The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile - SW Baker • The Discovery Of The Source Of The Nile - JH Speke • The Story Of An African Farm - O Schreiner • Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonoland - O Schreiner • Waratah Passenger and Crew List
Anglo Boer war concentrationcamp details:
• Eshowe • Howick • Irene • Jacobs • Ladysmith • Merebank • Pietermaritzburg • Pietersburg • Pinetown • Umbilo • Wentworth
Cemeteries:
• Bethlehem • Dealesville • Lichtenburg ottoshoop delwerye • Rondawelskraal • Swartruggens • George • Philipstown • Lichtenburg-Ottosdal • Ohrigstad
Utility programs:
• Addnote • Addsourwin • GED to HTML • GEDmarkInstall
St Helena:
• History of St Helena - TH Brooke • St Helena Records
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Voortrekkermense 1
Price: R120.00 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-39-2
Language: Afrikaans
Die eerste in 'n reeks van Gustav Preller se boeke oor Voortrekkermense is nou beskikbaar, en die volgende word gedek:
1. Herinneringe van FP van Gass (101 bladsye) 2. Herinneringe van JH Hattingh (106 bladsye) 3. Herinneringe van Lourens C de Klerk (60 bladsye) 4. Geskiedenis van die Uijs Kommissie (17 bladsye) 5. Mededelinge van JZ Uijs (21 bladsye)
• Eerste Vrij Verkose Volksraad • Eerste Vrije Grondwetgewing • Lied van die Voortrek • Dingaan se vendusie
Die tekeninge/sketse sluit in:
• 'n Voortrekker • Moordtoneel langs Blaauwkransrivier • Laertekening van Van Duy • Retief bij Dingaan • Moord op Retief en Lotgenote • Slag van Bloedrivier • Vrouwelike Kleredrag
335 bladsye, goed geïndekseer (7 bladsye).
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Voortrekkermense 2
Price: R120.00 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-43-9
Language: Afrikaans
In hierdie, die tweede in die reeks van Gustav Preller se boeke oor Voortrekkermense, word die volgende gedek:
1. Herinneringe van Karel Trichardt (26 bladsye) 2. Herrinneringe van Mev Anna Steenkamp (Retief) (30 bladsye) 3. Die dagboek van eerwaarde Erasmus Smit (219 bladsye) 4. Bijlae - uittreksel uit 'n brief van Mev SG Smit, dateer 24 Maart 1838 (8 bladsye)
Die boek is goed indekseer en sluit ook 'n persoonsregister van 9 bladsye in.
'n Aantal sketse en tekeninge is ook ingesluit.
Die inhoudsopgawe en die voorwoord is hier te lese.
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Voortrekkermense 3
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-44-6
Language: Afrikaans
Die volgende word in hierdie derde boek in Gustav Preller se pragreeks oor Voortrekkermense gedek:
1. Genl Andries Hendrik Potgieter (60 bladsye) - Herinneringe van AH en WJ Potgieter - Herinneringe van Andries Hendrik Potgieter Junior - Herinneringe van Hermanus J Potgieter
2. Adriaan Hendrik Stander (25 bladsye) - verklaring van AH Stander - verklaring van PJ Botha - verklaring van JH Stander
3. Herinneringe van Izaak J Breytenbach (25 bladsye)
4. Herinneringe van Izak de Jager (8 bladsye)
5. Marthinus Jacobus Oosthuizen (29 bladsye) - herinneringe van Aletta Bernhardina Oostuizen, gebore Rudolph - Herinneringe van Barend Oosthuizen
6. Pieter Daniel Bezuidenhout (24 bladsye) - Herinneringe van DP Bezuidenhout - Herinneringe van KJ Bezuidenhout , gebore De Lange
7. Die Drie en Dertig Artikels (6 bladsye)
Die boek is baie goed geindekseer en bevat ook goeie voetnota-verwysings. Die 'n indeks en personelys beslaan 13 bladsye. 'n Aantal sketse en tekeninge is ook ingesluit
Die inhoudsopgawe en die voorwoord is hier te lese.
190 bladsye.
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Voortrekkermense 4
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-45-3
Language: Afrikaans
Die vierde boek in Preller se Voortrekkermense reeks dek die volgende:
1. Herinnerings van Willem Gabriël Nel (23 bladsye) 2. Herinnerings van Anna S Coetzee , gebore Botha (11 bladsye) 3. Herinnerings van Philippus Jeremias Coetzer (30 bladsye) 4. Herinnerings van Schalk Willem Burger Senior (40 bladsye) - Algemene verklaring - Odé se lesing - Die Drie Kommando's 5. Herinnerings van Johanna P. Smit, gebore de Beer (28 bladsye) 6. Herinnerings van Maria Jacoba Minnaar, gebore Bronkhorst (9 bladsye) 7. Herinnerings van Johannes Augustus Breedt ( 14 bladsye) 8. Herinnerings van LWC Janse van Rensburg (6 bladsye)
Die boek is nie geindekseer nie maar is volledig soekbaar. 'n Aantal sketse en tekeninge is ook ingesluit.
162 Bladsye
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1820 Settler family trees
Price: R130.00 / Aus$ 21 / US$ 15 / £ 8 / € 12
Product code: HG1820
Language: English
The 7th Edition of Hugo Slater's '1820 Settler Family Trees' contains 88,000 individuals including 49000 direct/blood descendants, 300 portrait photographs and 420 photographs of documents.
This project is a work in progress, and the Cd is updated approximately every 6 months.
The CD consists of the following:
• A database of 1820 Settler Family Trees • Other Eastern Cape Families that were involved • Research from genealogists around the world collected into one place • Photographs of Death Notices, Wills, Graves and other documents • Entries taken from early Registers, rather than names looked for. • Ability to print out charts. • Internet addresses and newsgroups
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In die skaduwee van die dood
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-37-8
Language: Afrikaans
"In die Skaduwee van die Dood" skets die oorlogsondervindings en avonture van genl. PH Kritzinger en Ds RD McDonald, gegroepeer in die vorm van gebeurtenisse, waarnemings en indrukke.
Die boek is in die volgende hoofstukke opgedeel:
1. Genl PH Kritzinger 2. Gevegte - Stormberg - Sannaspos - Mostertshoek - Besoek aan Ladybrand - Murray se Kolon - Jamestown - Kapt Spandow verrras - Spragge se kolon gevangegeneem 3. In Moeilike posisies - Tussen twee rivier en vyf kolonne - Teen die spoorweg 4. Na die Kaapkolonie 5. Gewond 6. Voor die Krygsraad 7. Waarom ons oorgegee het 8. Die Boer gesien in die lig van die oorlog 9. Die opstand in die Kolonie 10. Oorlogsinsidente 11. Donker dae
Die boek is nie geindekseer nie maar is volledig soekbaar. 'n Aantal sketse en tekeninge is ook ingesluit.
246 bladsye
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The Africanders – a century of Dutch‐English feud in South Africa
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-57-6
Language: English
Published in 1900, this 289-page book gives an extensive overview of the events in South Africa, covering the period of the Dutch at the Cape to 1795, British-Dutch interactions, the First War of Independence, and detailed analysis of the causes of and events leading to the 2nd War of Independence.
This book differs from some versions available in that it is fully searchable and contains a detailed index.
The preface, table of contents as well as the list of illustrations/photos can be viewed here while the table of contents is also given below.
The book consists of the following 17 chapters:
1. The Dutch at the Cape (1652-1795) 2. First Contact of Africander and Briton — in Diplomacy (1795) 3. First Contact of Africander and Briton in War (1795) 4. The Africanders' First Trek to the North (1806-1838) 5. Second Contact of Africander and Briton — in Natal 6. Second Contact of Africander and Briton — North of the Orange River 7. The Africanders' Second Trek to the North 8. The Independent Africander and Slavery 9. Third Contact of Africander and Briton — In the Orange Free State 10. Third Contact of Africander and Briton — In the Transvaal 11. The Africanders' First War of Independence 12. Africander Republics and British Policy 13. Causes of the Africanders' Second War of Independence 14. Causes of the Africanders' Second War of Independence — Continued 15. Causes of the Africanders' Second War of Independence — Continued 16. Causes of the Africanders' Second War of Independence — Concluded 17. The Country of the Africanders
289 pages, indexed, several photographs.
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Geschied‐verhaal van Genadendal, de eerste Zending‐statie in Zuid‐Afrika
Price: R90.00 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-54-5
Language: Dutch
Genadendal is the location of the first Mission station in South Africa. This interesting 45-page booklet, issued in 1893, details not only the trials and tribulations of the early missionaries, but also their successes. The booklet covers the period from the earliest work by George Schmidt up to the end of 1805, when approximately 1100 people resided at Genadendal.
The booklet is structured into 7 Chapters:
• Allereerst begin van Genadendal (first beginning at Genadendal) • Hernieuwde begin van Genadendal (Renewed beginning at Genadendal) • Eerste bouwsteenen van Genadendal (First buildingblocks of Genadendal) • Genadendal in gevaar en nood (Genadendal in danger and need) • Genadendal onder Engelsch bestier (Genadendal under British management) • Kerkbouw en Krankheid te Genadendal (Church-building and Illness at Genadendal) • Goede en zware dagen te Genadendal (Good and bad days at Genadendal)
The introduction to this book can be viewed here.
(This booklet is a digital product. A CD-version, which also includes a 146Mb image version of the book, is available at no extra cost, save for postage.)
45 pages..
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Stormberg ‐ A Lost Opportunity
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-50-7
Language: English
Lieutenant General Sir William Forbes Gatacre came to South Africa, with its reputation of being the grave of many a military career, in the Anglo-Boer war with a service record which made him the hero of British sympathizers. Winston Churchill recalled at the time that in the Sudan he had shown great courage but also a rashness which provoked much criticism. To the Tommies under him he was “General Back-acher”, who drove them mercilessly, but won their respect by his willingness to do everything for which he called upon them, himself.
As commander-in-chief of the British forces in the North Eastern Cape he was opposed by the Boer Generals Olivier, du Plooy, Steenkamp and Swanepoel who built their defensive position around the solidly constructed fortifications at Stormberg Junction left by the Naval Brigade when they evacuated the region. They were content to play a waiting game, taking their cue from the old Boer adage: wait for the tortoise to put its head out and then cut it off. The result was a battle characterized by strange blunders and confusion on the British side and almost incredible strokes of luck on the part of the Boers. The Boer victory took its place among the series of disasters known to the British as Black Week.
Johannes Meintjies examines the circumstances around the battle and attempts to uncover what really did happen, but his interest lies as much in the individuals who were a part of it and their fortunes, the vagaries of a man and his fate, as in the battle itself.
The full preface can be read here.
Well documented with a good index, the book contains the following chapters:
1. The First Boer invasion of the Cape Colony 2. Sweet Aliwal 3. Rebel Burgersdorp 4. A Town in the Mountains 5. The Battle of Stormberg 6. After the Battle 7. Deaths and Departures 8. The Second Boer Invasion of the Cape Colony 9. End of the War
29 Photos and maps are also included - click here for a complete list
208 Pages.
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Olive Schreiner ‐ Portrait of a South African woman
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: ISBN 978-1-920091-51-4
Language: English
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One of the best-researched books on Olive Schreiner. Written in 1965 by Johannes Meintjes - one of SA's better-known biographers - this book presents detailed insights into Schreiner's life.
The book contains the following chapters:
1. Early Years 2. Governess 3. Europe 4. Havelock Ellis 5. Marriage 6. The Anglo Boer War 7. The Last Years
A detailed bibliography is included as is a comprehensive index.
The Preface can be read here.
195 pages.
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Eeu van Genade: NGKerk Molteno 1881‐1981
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-49-1
Language: Afrikaans
Johannes Meintjes se 1981 boek bied 'n uiters interessante kykie in die geskiedenis van die NG Kerk in Molteno vanaf 1881 tot 1981. Meintjes - een van SA se mees bekende kunstenaars - was ook ‘n biograaf en historikus van faam, en hierdie boek bied nog ‘n voorbeeld van die detail waarmee hy sy boeke nagevors en geskryf het.
Die boek bevat die volgende afdelings::
1. Hoe Molteno ontstaan het 2. Molteno en Sterkstroom 3. Die gemeente Molteno-Sterkstroom 4. Ds JF Marais in die tydperk 1885-1891 5. Die gemeente Molteno 6. Ds DJ Le Roux Marchand 7. Ds AJ Pepler - Vanaf oorlogstyd tot vredestyd - Die nuwe Kerk - Ds Pepler se Skool – het vrije gimnasium - Algemene kerksake in Ds Pepler se tyd - Ds Pepler se laaste jare in Molteno 8. Die koms van Ds JF Botha 9. Die koms van Ds Els 10. Die dienstyd van Ds DPM Beukes 11. Ds Pieter Combrink 12. Ds J Claassen 13. Ds JE Terblanché 14. Die koms van Ds WJ Lubbe 15. Ds JNW de Jager 16. Die termyn van Ds GDJ Potgieter 17. Ds Samuel Murray 18. Molteno verwelkom Ds JPM Stapelberg
Meer as 40 fotos is ook in die boek opgeneem. Van spesiale belang is die fotos van die onderskeie dominees wat in die 100-jaar periode onder oorsig, in die gemeende gedien het. Verskeie fotos van die kerkrade in daardie tydperk, asook gebeure in en om die kerk, word ook ingesluit (huwelike, geloofsbelydenisse, inwyding van die nuwe orrel edm.)
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Die fotos is as volg getitel:
1. Molteno 1903 2. Ou NG Kerk, Molteno 3. Ds JF Marais 4. Ds AJ Pepler 5. Boerekrygsgevangenes te Molteno 6. ‘n Vroeë huwelik 7. ‘n Kerkraadsportret uit die tyd van Ds Pepler 8. Hoeksteenleging vna die huidige kerk – 12 mei 1905 9. Toring van di NG Kerk molteno in aanbou 10. NG Kerk Molteno by voltooiing 11. Eerste groep lidmate wat in 1907 voorgestel is in die nuwe kerk 12. Knothe Scholars 13. Het Vrije Gimnasium 14. NG Kerk Molteno, voorstelling van lidmate ongeveer 1916-1917 15. ’n Familieportret uit die vroeë jare 16. NG Kerk van Molteno 17. NG Kerk van Molteno – interieur, met gasbeligting – voor 1924 18. Ds AJ Pepler verlaat Molteno 19. Ds JF Botha 20. NG Pastorie Molteno 21. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1935 22. Ds PJJS Els 23. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1936 24. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1941 25. Ds DPM Beukes 26. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1941 27. Die kerk na staaltraliewerk daar rondom aangebring is 28. Ds P Combrink 29. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1948 30. Ds J Claassen 31. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1949 32. Morewag Hostel 33. Ds JE Terblanché 34. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1955 35. Orrelkommissie 36. Lede van die NG Kerkkoor 37. NG Kerksaal 38. Ds WJ Lubbe 39. Ds JNW de Jager 40. Ds GDJ Potgieter 41. Ds S murray 42. Ds JPM Stapelberg 43. NG Kerk Molteno – kerkraad 1980
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Windhoek: Van Plaaswyk tot Stadsgemeente
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-32-3
Language: Afrikaans
“Windhoek: Van Plaaswyk tot Stadsgemeente” geskryf deur Dr MM Nieuwoudt, is die gedenkuitgawe van die NG Gemeente Windhoek met sy vyftigjarige Jubileumviering.
Die voorwoord en inhoudsopgawe is te siene by: http://www.cdbooks-r-us.com/supportdocs/windhoek-intro.pdf
Die volgende word in hierdie oulike boekie gedek:
1. Die stad Windhoek 2. Ons Lidmate in Suidwes-Afrika 3. Windhoek amper... en toe tog deel van 'n gemeente 4. Schaaprivierwyk word Windhoekwyk 5. Windhoek die pastorie-sentrum van Gibeon 6. Die Na-oorlogse Windhoek op weg na 'n selfstandige gemeente 7. Windhoek - 'n plattelandse gemeente 8. Geseënde groei bring baie afstigtings 9. Huisvesting vir die leraars en eredienste 10. Die geestelike bediening en die gemeente in aksie 11. 'n Gemeente op weg 12. Ons leraars in diens 13. Bewaar die erns asseblief
'n Aantal fotos is ook ingesluit: van dominees, kerkrade, kerkgebou edm. Van die vanne wat in die fotos voorkom is Pretorius, Lofty-Eaton, Potgieter, Van Solms, Steenkamp, Strauss, ens.
175 bladsye.
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With the Boer Forces
Price: R100 / Aus$ 16 / US$ 12 / £ 6 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-48-4
Language: English
Hillegas, author of “Oom Pauls’ People” travelled with the Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War and had many in-depth interviews with a number of the Boer generals and was present at a number of the battles.
Hillegas’ Preface in part reads as follows :
"In the following pages I have endeavoured to present an accurate picture of the Boers in war-time. My duties as a newspaper correspondent carried me to the Boer side, and herein I depict all that I saw. Some parts of my narrative may not be pleasing to the British reader; others may offend the sensibilities of the Boer sympathisers. I have written truthfully, but with a kindly spirit and with the intention of presenting an unbiased account of the struggle as it was unfolded to the view from the Boer side. I shall be criticised, no doubt, for extolling certain virtues of the Boers, but it must be noticed that their shortcomings are not neglected in these lines."
The full preface can be read here and the table of contents can be viewed here
The book contains the following chapters:
1. The way to the Boer Country 2. From Farm to Battlefield 3. Composition of the Army 4. The Army organisation 5. The Boer Military system 6. The Boers in Battle 7. The Generals of the War 8. The War Presidents 9. Foreigners in the war 10. Boer Women in the War 11. Incidents of the War 12. The Strength of the Boer Army
24 Photos and maps are also included
318 pages.
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Oom Paul's People
Price: R100 / Aus$ 16 / US$ 12 / £ 6 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-35-4
Language: English
Published in 1899, just before the onset of the Anglo-Boer War, Hillegas' book sets the scene from an Amercan viewpoint, With unprecendented access to Pres. Paul Kruger, Sir Alfred Milner, Commissioner of War Smidt and other luminaries of the period, this book provides insights into the origins of the conflict that tore South Africa apart.
The following topics are covered:
• South Africa in the present time (1899); • The early history of the Boer Race; • The Johannesburg Gold Fields; • The Boer of Today; • President Kruger; • Interview with President Kruger; • Cecil John Rhodes; • The Boer Government- Civil and military; • Causes of the present dissensions; • Preparations for defence; • American interests in South Africa; and • Johannesburg today.
The Table of Contents can be viewed here and the Preface can be read here
308 pages.
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Op 'n onmeetlikheid, van een eindpunt na 'n ander
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-17-0
Language: Afrikaans
This CD is the e-version of Francois Pretorius' meticulously researched book.
In 1719 the last original descendant of the original Pretorius family died in the Netherlands. In the meantime the Pretorius progenitor has already arrived in South Africa, and his descendants were to make a lasting impression on the history and development of the country.
This book was initially intended to present the results of research into the origins of the Pretorius family in Europe, but quickly developed into a more encompassing journey into the cultural and sociopolitical environment in Western Europe and more specifically the Netherlands.
Valuable new information has been uncovered which has cast a new light on the departure on 17 December 1765 from the Netherlands of progenitor Johannes Pretorius. Johannes left the Netherlands as a naval soldier, travelled to the Cape but almost immediately left for Mauritius, where he eventually became second- in-command. He settled in the Cape at the end of 1669.
More and more South Africans are asking about their roots, why they are here in SA and what the future holds for them and their offspring. This book charts the Pretorius family's journey through the Western European landscape of the 16th and 17th centuries, the progenitor's time in Mauritius and his arrival at the Cape, and answers may hitherto unanswered questions.
417 pages.
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Personalia of the Germans at the Cape
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-20-0
Language: English
Dr J Hoge's "Personalia of the Germans at the Cape" was published in the Archives Yearbook for South African History in the 1940's.
This publication of approximately 500 pages investigates the extent of German emigration to South Africa during the period 1652-1806. A detailed list is provided of the Germans who came to the Cape in the service of the VOC and who stayed there either as employees of the VOC or as private citizens. Approximately 4000 names are listed. Additional detail is also provided for each entry.
The "Germans" who originated in Switzerland are shown separately and a list of female immigrants is also provided.
The sources used for the publication include manuscripts in the Cape archives and the archives of the DRC.
Click here for the preface of the publication.
502 pages.
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The Anglo Boer War CD
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-26-2
Language: Afrikaans/English
This CD contains the following books, articles and data-files:
Books:
• De Gesneuvelden en Gestorvenen • Uit de Oorlog -ML Lotter • Emily Hobhouse se Smarte van die Oorlog • Private John Jacksons diary of the Anglo Boer War • Notes of a War Correspondent - RH Davis • The Great Boer War - A Conan-Doyle
Anglo BoerWar concentration camps:
• Eshowe • Howick • Irene (based on Henrietta Armstrong's diary) • Jacobs • Ladysmith • Merebank • Pietermaritzburg • Pietersburg • Pinetown • Umbilo • Wentworth
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President Paul Kruger
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-11-8
Language: English
The author of this biography of Stephanus Johannes Paulus ("Paul") Kruger is Johannes Meintjes, one of South Africa's most accomplished authors, who was also a highly regarded artist and sculptor. (Meintjes also penned biographies of Louis Botha, Pres Steyn, Genl De La Rey, Cmdt-general Joubert and Gideon Scheepers).
The book contains a detailed description of Kruger's life, and is divided into 20 different phases ("Young Paul", "On Trek", "The Young Farmer", "The Young Warrior", "The first Presidency" etc.)
Notes, a bibliography, complete index as well as 25 photos and 2 cartoons of that era are also included.
Click here to view the Preface.
Click here to view the contents page and a list of the illustrations.
295 pages.
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President Steyn
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-12-5
Language: English
Two great statesmen dominated the South African scene at the end of the nineteenth century. They were Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, and Marthinus Theunis Steyn, President of the Orange Free State Republic. This is the biography of the last President of the Orange Free State.
He was born a Republican and when he had finished his schooling read law at Oxford. He held no animosity towards Britain or his English fellow countrymen and acted as mediator between Britain and the Transvaal over the Uitlander question. And yet, once the war had been joined, he persevered to the last and refused to agree to peace at the cost of independence even when many of his fellow countrymen were maintaining that the Boer cause was irrevocably lost. Though his health was broken by the war, he returned to play a leading role in the rebellion of his country.
Johannes Meintjes has succeeded in giving us not only a picture of Steyn the man, but of the times he lived in, using them as a framework within which the qualities of Steyn’s character and the extent of his influence can be given perspective.
272 pages, well indexed.
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Pretorius deur drie eeue
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-18-7
Language: Afrikaans
This CD contains the following books and articles:
• Pretorius deur drie eeue - 1600-1900 by ME Pretorius • “Die Afrikanervrou as kultuurskepper en –draer”, by Dr Celestine Pretorius • Several cultural-historic articles by Dr Celestine Pretorius.
872 pages.
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De La Rey ‐ Lion of the West
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-05-7
Language: English
General De la Rey has variously been described as 'perhaps the only man of original genius to emerge on either side in the Anglo-Boer War', 'one of nature’s gentlemen', 'a remarkably fine fellow', 'the greatest natural soldier to come out of South Africa', 'with a face unequalled for antique patriarchal dignity', 'a warrior saint', 'a lion', 'a king' – these have been the assessments made by some famous names.
Although referred to in hundreds of books, this is the first biography of the great Boer General. Perhaps the subject was too vast, the material too scattered, the story of his life too close to men who were still living, and too strange and fantastic in its later phases to be satisfactorily dealt with.
Johannes Meintjies, drawing on a vast mass of unpublished material, has tackled the whole De la Rey story from the pioneering days of his childhood in the Free State and the Transvaal , through the First War of Independence, and on to the Boer War. Meintjes takes us on a journey to the great battles of Modderrivier and Magersfontein, the campaign in the Western Transvaal up to Tweebosch and the Treaty of Vereeniging, the Convention at Durban and the First World War, ending with the tremendous climax of 15 September 1914, when De la Rey was shot dead on the eve of the Rebellion.
In this biography we are brought close to a man of power and passion, of warmth and humour, through whose life strange forces moved – such as the 'Prophet' Van Rensburg who passed, like a godly messenger in an ancient Greek tragedy, through the later phases of De la Rey’s life. Patriotism and humour, aggression, guilt and mystery feature in the story of the magnificent De la Rey, striding the South African landscape in a lonely dignity towards his ultimate destiny.
432 pages, extremely well indexed, large number of photographs.
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Die Boshoff familie in Suid Afrika
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-19-4
Language: Afrikaans
Since the publication in 1988 of the book "The Boshoff Family" by DR Scogings a fair amount of new information has come to light. Adam Boshoff has added significantly to the amount of information available about the descendants of WHB, especially after his website chronicling the Boshoff history became more wellknown. New branches of the family have been discovered and people from around South Africa and also from around the world sent in their information.
The volume of new information about the Boshoff family made the publication of a CD - which is not a replacement or digital version of the book by Scogings - a viable possibility, indeed a necessity. The latest version of the cd, released on 6 May 2006, contains, in a searchable PDF format, the descendants (both Boshoff and non-Boshoff) of the progenitor Willem Hendrik Boshoff. Also included are the references to Boshoff which are listed in the National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System (Naairs) as well as a number of digital photographs of gravestones, Death Notices and other documents.
The table of contents of the book can be viewed here.
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Die Du Plessis familieboek 1688‐1988
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-14-9
Language: Afrikaans
In this "anniversary-issue" Dr NA Coetzee traces the roots of the South African Du Plessis family. Issued in 1988, the book covers the period 26 April 1688 to 26 April 1988.
The following topics are covered:
• The ancestral history in Europe; • The arrival at the Cape; • The descendants and related families in South Africa; and • Rare documents and photos.
The Table of Contents can be viewed here.
1266 pages.
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Die geskiedenis van die Rustenburg distrik vanaf ongeveer 1840
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-15-6
Language: Afrikaans
In years gone by the district of Rustenburg was one of the biggest in South Africa. In this book Dr NA (Nico) Coetzee relates the history of the Rustenburg district and its people from the 1840's to 1940. Some of the surnames investigated in the book include Du Plessis, Heystek & Coetzee.
The book also discusses the history of the town of Rustenburg, from its founding and the allotment of the first farms at the end of the 'Groot Trek' up to 1940.
A number of valuable sketches, maps and documents are included, tracing the transfers of farms.
Click here to see the table of contents of this book
1005 pages.
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Die Heystek familieboek 1862‐1987
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-28-6
Language: Afrikaans
In this book published in 1987, Dr NA (Nico) Coetzee traces the ancestry of the Heystek family in South Africa over a period of 125 years, from 1862 to 1987.
Some of the topics covered include:
• The ancestors in Europe; • The first Heysteks to SA in May 1862; and • The descendants and related families in South Africa.
Reproductions of a number of interesting documents and photos are also included in the book.
The Table of Contents can be viewed here.
487 pages.
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General Louis Botha
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-08-8
Language: English
The Boer race produced many remarkable men, tall keen-eyed and strong, independent, devout, honourable men who lived by the word of God. Such a man was Louis Botha, who had not only all the typical Boer qualities but good looks, charm and intelligence as well.
The combination of these attributes marked him from his early years as a born leader. At the age of twenty- one he had his first taste of fighting when he took part in the last invasion of Zululand, out of which was to come the tiny state called the New Republic. Louis was made a member of the Executive Council, and took his first step into politics. During the Boer war he showed unsuspected qualities as an outstanding soldier and eventually became Commandant-General when he was only thirty-eight. From the time of the Treaty of Vereeniging onwards, Louis, sick of war, though he was to lead his men in 1915 in the conquest of German South-West Africa, worked unceasingly for the thing which had become his ideal – a united South Africa where Briton and Boer could live peacefully together.
As Premier of the Transvaal and later of the Union of South Africa, he struggled to make his vision come true, but he did so at the expense of making many enemies amongst his own people. The Afrikaner Rebellion in 1914 broke Louis’ heart and he was to say afterwards that it was 'the saddest experience of all my life'. But when he died, worn out at the age of fifty-seven, he was mourned by his friends and enemies alike, for South Africa had lost one of her greatest leaders.
Johannes Meintjes has done full justice to his subject and has shown Louis Botha in all his strength and his weakness too. Louis’ tremendous charm shines through on every page. It was a characteristic which gained him many devoted followers, yet filled others with suspicion. But Louis Botha was a truly honourable man, utterly sincere, a good friend to Britain, and above all a man who had a vision in early life which was to make him run a course from which he never deviated.
332 pages, including 23 page index and bibliography.
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Geslagsregister van die familie Van Heerden
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-16-3
Language: Afrikaans
In 1969 the well-known Dr Petronella van Heerden published this successful genealogy of the Van Heerden family in South Africa.
The 463-page book which contains no photos, covers the period 1701 to 1968.
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Die stamouers Coetzee en nageslagte
Price: R120 / Aus$ 20 / US$ 14 / £ 8 / € 11
ISBN: 978-1-920091-13-2
Language: Afrikaans
In this book Dr NA Coetzee traces the origins and family history of the Coetzee family in South Africa. Published in 1979, it covers the period 1697 to 1979.
The following topics are covered:
• The origins of the Coetzee's; • The arrival at the Cape; • Descendants in South Africa; and • A number of rare documents and photos.
624 pages.
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Sword in the Sand ‐ Gideon Scheepers
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-06-4
Language: English
What really happened to Gideon Scheepers, the gallant 23-year-old Boer fighter who was executed by a British firing squad some months before the Anglo-Boer War was to end? Though nobody knows, since his body was never found, this young heliographer became an almost legendary figure in South African history and his name sacred to many Afrikaners.
As he was considered innocent and had become an idol because of his daring exploits in the Cape Colony, Scheepers' execution caused an outcry throughout the world.
Despite his tragic end and the public interest aroused by the secret and apparently clandestine circumstance of his death, very little is known about his exact movements and experiences. Because of this Meintjes does not refer to this book as a biography but rather as 'a fragment of South African history centred around a key figure'.
Of special interest is the translation of Scheepers' diary - notes written up to hours before his execution.
The execution has now generally been condemned by Boer and Briton as a disgraceful act, but its consequences were more far-reaching than anyone could have foreseeen at the time - Gideon Scheepers took his place in the martyrology of Afrikanerdom.
242 pages, incuding a 10 page index. Good bibliography.
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The NACoetzee Omnibus CD
Price: R250 / Aus$ 41 / US$ 29 / £ 16 / € 24
ISBN: 978-1-920091-03-3
Language: Afrikaans
During the late 80's and early 90's Dr NA ("Nico") COETZEE authored a number of genealogical books (which are also for sale individually on this website). After his death permission was obtained to combine these books into an Omnibus, which provides excellent value for researchers interested in the particular families.
The following books are included:
• COETZEE stamouers en nageslagte • Die DU PLESSIS familieboek 1688-1988 • Die HEYSTEK familieboek 1862-1987 • Die geskiedenis van die Rustenburg distrik vanaf ongeveer 1840 tot 1940
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Jan Christian Smuts
Price: R80 / Aus$ 12 / US$ 9 / £ 5 / € 7
ISBN: 978-1-920091-29-3
Language: English
This is the authoratative book on Jan Christian SMUTS by his son JC Smuts. This biography of one of the greatest and most respected men of our time has a unique and special intimacy and authenticity.
It is of special interst, both in the portrait it paints and for the inside history of SA which it relates.
568 pages, well indexed and a good bibliography.
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Old Cape Colony ‐ her men and houses
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-22-4
Language: English
The personalia as well as houses of the time are discussed and a history of the areas listed below is also given. The author, Alys Fane Trotter, spent many a day and year visiting and sketching the old houses and estates and more than 80 of these drawings and sketches are included in the book. (She did most of these travels by bicycle, and it is to this "trusty steed" that she dedicates her book!)
The book consists of 12 Chapters
1. Table Bay Settlement 2. Simon van der Stel, Builder and Governor 3. The Younger van der Stel 4. The accusation of Willem Adriaan van der Stel 5. Early grants of Land 6. Stellenbosch 7. Drakenstein and Frenchhoek 8. Paarl, Tulbagh, Ceres and Beyond 9. Money, ships and China 10. From 1700 for 50 years 11. The Tavern of the Indian Ocean 12. Men and Houses
319 Pages. A bibliography as well as an index is also provided, with a large number of fine line-art drawings.
Click here to view the Table of Contents
Click here to view the book's Preface
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The Commandant‐General Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-07-1
Language: English
Perhaps because of the enigma of his character as much as the fact that he was overshadowed by his rival President Kruger, there had been little or no serious attempt to assess Commandant-General Petrus Jacobus Joubert prior to this book by one of the best-known biographers in SA, Johannes Meintjes.
Up to the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War Joubert, the hero of Majuba, was second in importance only to Pres Kruger on the Transvaal scene and possibly the most important sphere of his activities came in his opposition to Kruger's Uitlander policies.
As a Commandant-General, Joubert was at heart a pacifist and this was perhaps the reason he never rose to the prominence of a Louis Botha - as Botha said of him "he was incapable of giving a decisive lead when the occasion arose". As a General his skill lay in defence, and in the supreme test of the Anglo Boer War he failed because of his overcautious approach. But shortly before his death he apparently went through a transformation because at the conference of Boer leaders in Kroonstad he urged the Boers to fight in small mobile units and to keep on attacking.
Meintjes gives us a fascinating character study of a man whose complexity was the source of his potential greatness as well of his weaknesses.
220 pages, well indexed with a good bibliography.
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The Meintjes Omnibus‐CD
Price: R250 / Aus$ 41 / US$ 29 / £ 16 / € 24
ISBN: 978-1-920091-04-0
Language: English
Johannes Meintjes is recognised as one of South Africa's leading painters, artists and authors. His biographies of well-known South Africans are particularly highly rated.
The following books are included on this CD:
• De La Rey - Lion of the West • General Louis Botha • President Steyn • Sword in the Sand - Gideon Scheepers • The Voortrekkers • The Commandant General - Petrus Jacobus Joubert • President Paul Kruger • Sandile - the fall of the Xhosa nation
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The Voortrekkers
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-10-1
Language: English
The Great Trek is the one of the greatest adventure stories in South African history, the "central happening" as Professor E A. Walker puts it, and Meintjes' main concern in the telling of it has been presentation in a novel form, from the viewpoints of Boer, British and Bantu, and to bring to light a large amount of information not published in English before.
The story told is about the Voortrekkers, about people, and the peoples they encountered, about human courage, endurance, resource and the frailties of humanity. Attention is also given, for the first time to this extent, to the many 'non-whites' who accompanied the Voortrekkers.
The book consists of 24 Chapters
1. The Spirit of Revolt 2. The Interior 3. The Tregardts 4. The Trek Idea 5. Potgieter and Cilliers 6. The Matabele 7. Gert Maritz 8. Piet Retief 9. In the Transvaal 10. Retief visits Dingane 11. Massacre 12. The Place of Weeping 13. The End of a Road 14. Pretorius and Blood River 15. Boer, Bantu and Briton 16. Mpande 17. The First Republics 18. The Return of the British 19. The Annexation of Natal 20. Andries-Ohrigstad 21. Farewell to Natal 22. The Orange River Sovereignty 23. Potgieter and Pretorius 24. The Conventions and Conclusion
287 Pages. Good bibliography and well indexed.
Click here to view the book's Preface
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Smarte van die Oorlog
Price: R75 / Aus$ 12 / US$ 9 / £ 5 / € 7
ISBN: 978-1-920091-33-0
Language: Afrikaans
Hierdie boek, wat opgedra is aan die vroue van Suid-Afrika, het in 1922 die lig in Afrikaans gesien. Hobhouse stel die doelwit van die boek as volg: "...om van die standpunt van die vroue en kinders 'n oorsig te gee van die Boer-Britse oorlog."
'n Oorsig word ook gegee van die geskiedenis en die uitgebreidheid van die verbranding van plase, om aan te toon hoe uitgestrek die onthuising van families was en hoe magteloos hulle was onder die drang van omstandighede.
'n Aantal fotos en tabelle bring mens duidelik onder die indruk van die toestande wat in die kampe geheers het. Tabelle sluit in Sterftesyfers, Rantsoeneskale, plaaslyste e.d.m.
429 bladsye.
Hierdie produk is ook beskikbaar as ‘n aflaaibare PDF van ±18Mb teen R40
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Johannesburg in Arms
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-34-7
Language: English
Subtitled "The observations of a casual observer", this book by Charles G Thomas takes a closer look at the events surrounding the unrest in Johannesburg in 1895 and 1896 - a very exciting period in that city's history.
Thomas indicates in his preface that the book does not "...pretend to be a history of the struggle of Johannesburg to throw off the yoke of Boer dominion, or of Dr. Jameson's daring endeavour to aid the movement. Nor do they attempt to inquire how far that movement was a step towards the unification of South Africa, which is believed to be the policy of South Africa's master-mind. They simply record the impressions of a chance visitor to the town during the period of the rising, and consist for the most part of notes, hastily made during a time of great excitement, of events from day to day."
A few photographs enhance the text of this 75-page, well-written book.
75 pages.
This is also available in downloadable form (± 10Mb) at R40
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A Century of Wrong ‐ FW Reitz
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-30-9
Language: English/Afrikaans-Nederlands
Issued in 1900 by FW Reitz, the book was published with the credo "Audi Alteram Partem" - Let the other side be heard. It was published with the express purpose of giving a voice to the case of the Boer against the Briton.
The book is divided in 9 Chapters, giving outlines of the history of the Cape of Good Hope, the founding of Natal, the Orange Free State, the ZAR and the conventions of 1881 and 1884. The so-called era of Capitalist Jingoism is also discussed in 2 chapters before the book concludes with a chapter drawing together all these facets.
Five appendices are included containing documents such as the proclamation of the annexation of the diamond fields, the Sandriver Convention and dispatches to and from Chamberlain.
Although only 71 pages, this well written book give excellent insights into the period leading up to the Anglo- Boer War.
This is also available as a downloadable product at R30.
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Cecil Rhodes ‐ Man and Empiremaker
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-40-8
Language: English
Published in 1917, this book by Catherine Kolb-Danvin attempts to shed some light on the personality of Cecil John Rhodes. Very well written by a friend of Rhodes, the book shares some wonderful insights.
The book comprises 18 Chapters, including The Foundations of Fortune, Rhodes and the Raid, The influence of Sir Alfred Milner, The Concentration Camps, The Opening of the new Century and In Flight From the Rand. Though not rich in photographs, a number are included.
246 pages including a 7-page index.
This product is also available in a downloadable form at R40.
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Personalia Der Periode van het Engelsch Bestuur oor Java
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-41-5
Language: English
This book, initially published in 1935 as part of the series "Bydraes tot die Taal, Land en Volkekunde van Nederlands-Indië", by Dr F de Haan, consists of 205 pages, the final 10 pages being an index of names (double-column pages, well indexed). A copy of the index, which contains a number of names with South African connections (such as Scott, de Bruin, McDonald, Buys, Bouwer, de Waal, Du Bois, Jansens, Meyer) can be downloaded here.
The names listed include those of both Dutch and English extraction, both officials and merchants. Quite a bit of information is provided on the listed persons, including country of origin, position, when they arrived in and departed from Java, where they left to, the types of businesses they ran, etc. A very rich source of information on this era.
This product is also available as a downloadable 23Mb file at R50.
205 pages.
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Die Smuts‐familie van die Swartland
Price: R100 / Aus$ 16 / US$ 12 / £ 6 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-27-9
Language: Afrikaans
According to the author PJ SMUTS, the origins of this 55 page book (in downloadable PDF format, 5.7Mb) are to be found in the register which was created in 1980. This register was compiled to commemorate the 100th anniversary of family ownership of the farm Grasrug.
The register was first expanded to include other branches of the Swartland SMUTS families, and later to include the ancestry of those families. The author has included biographical sketches of the progenitors as well as the various branch ancestry and has also included as much information as possible about each branch.
This product is also available in a downloadable format at R50.
55 pages.
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Edenburg 1863‐1963
Price: R100 / Aus$ 16 / US$ 12 / £ 6 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-23-1
Language: Afrikaans
MCE van Schoor's "Edenburg 1863-1963" investigates the history of the Edenburg district, the Dutch Reformed Church and the development of the area in terms of education and agriculture.
A range of lists are also included in the book: • Ministers of the DRC 1866-1962 • Church council members 1862-1962 • Missionaries 1909-1962 • Cashiers and church secretaries 1863-1962 • Sextons 1864-1962 • Superintendents of the DRC Sunday School 1867-1962 • Government appointed school principals 1864-1879 • Ladies Institute 1880-1882 • Edenburg High school (Hoërskool Edenburg) 1883-1963 • School council secretaries 1905-1962. • Members of the Town Council 1876-1890 • Mayors and members of the Municipality 1891-1963 • Secretaries of the Town Council 1876-1883 • Town Clerks 1891-1962 • Magistrates of the Distrtict 1897-1962 • Members of Parliament: District Boven-Rietrivier 1857-1900 • Member of the Legislative assembly of the ORC parliament 1907-1910 • MP's Union Parliament 1910-1962 • MP, Parliament of the Republic 1961- • Members of the Provincial council of the OFS 1910-1962 • Presidents of the Edenburg Agricultural society, 1907-1962 • Chairpersons of the Farmers Union (Boere-unie), • Presidents of the Women's Agricultural Union (V.L.U.), 1929-1961 • Presidents O.V.V., 1908-1962 • Commandants of the Edenburg commando, 1916-1963
A detailed account of the history of the district is also included in the book. Some of the sections include: • The pre-history and founding of Edenburg (15 pages) • The history of the DRC of Edenburg (34 pages) • The development of education in Edenburg (22 pages) • The history of the town Edenburg (30 pages)
Another interesting section decribes the development of agriculture in the area (14 pages).
Several prefaces - by the Mayor, the DRC minister, the school principal and the chairperson of the agricultural society - as well as a number of photos are also included.
151 pages.
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Nagelatene Leerredenen
Price: R110 / Aus$ 18 / US$ 13 / £ 7 / € 10
ISBN: 978-1-920091-31-6
Language: Afrikaans/Nederlands
Nagelatene Leerredenen is 'n herdenkingsboek met dertig preke van Ds WA du Toit. Ds du Toit, eertydse leraar van die NG gemeente Dewetsdorp, is op 23 Februarie 1857 in Montagu in die destydse Kaapkolonie gebore. Tydens die herlewingsveldtog van Dr Hofmeyr, gee du Toit hom aan die Here oor, en voltooi sy studies aan die Teologiese Seminarie in Stellenbosch.
Ds du Toit word op 17 November 1884 na Dewetsdorp beroep en word aldaar bevestig op 7 Februarie 1885. In Mei van dieselfde jaar tree hy ook daar in die huwelik met Anna Elizabeth de Wet. Ten spyte van verskeie beroepe (o.a. na Steynsburg, Edenburg en Ladybrand ) het hy tot sy afsterwe in Dewetsdorp gearbei.
Op 17 Augustus 1898 ontvang sy gemeente die tyding dat hy - saam met sy eggenote en hul jong dogter - die vorige aand in 'n treinongeluk naby die Laingsburgstasie omgekom het. Die dorp en tewens die Vrystaat word in rou gedompel en huldeblyke stroom van oral in.
In 1899 gee die Kerkraad hierdie pragboek uit met 30 van Ds du Toit se preke - die lys van preke kan hier gevind word
266 Bladsye
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Die Afrikanervrou as kultuurdraer en ‐skepper
Price: R75 / Aus$ 12 / US$ 9 / £ 5 / € 7
ISBN: 978-1-920091-21-7
Language: Afrikaans
Bekende skryfster Dr Celestine Pretorius se proefskrif ondersoek die rol van die Afrikanervrou in die Suid Afrikaanse kultuurgeskiedenis , spesifiek met verwysing na haar rol as kultuurdraer en -skepper in die 17e en 18e eeu. Bitter min aandag is vantevore aan hierdie rol geskenk.
Daarbenewens is dié besondere tydvak in die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedskrywing eweneens verwaarloos ondanks die feit dat geskiedskrywers dit eens is dat die Afrikaanse volk en taal teen die einde van die 18de eeu reeds hul beslag gekry het. Die doel van hierdie studie was dus ook om vas te stel of die Afrikanervrou in die volkswording van die Afrikaner in hierdie vroeë tydperk 'n merkbare invloed gehad het.
Hierdie proefskrif het o.a. uitgeloop op die bekende "Al Laggende en Pratende" boek wat onlangs gepubliseer is.
Die produk is ook as ‘n aflaaibare PDF beskikbaar teen R35
406 bladsye.
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Sandile ‐ The Fall Of The Xhosa Nation
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-09-5
Language: English
In this very compelling book Johannes Meintjes provides us with a first full-length study of the Xhosa chief Sandile. Sandile's life-span covers the glory of Xhosa nationhood, the more important wars with the British Colonial Government, the national suicide of the Xhosas and also the tragedy of his personal story.
According to Meintjes, Chief Sandile - although not the most distinguished of them - was one of the last "...... great chiefs. He was a rascal and often weak-willed, but he was also gifted with intelligence and diplomacy and he was a great patriot with a cultural awareness years ahead of his time".
Several portraits - more than of any other chief - of Chief Sandile exist, including some by Frederick I'Ons and Thomas Baines. Reproductions of a number of these are included in the book.
An excellent bibliography and index is provided, as are more than 30 photographs and sketches.
Click here to view the Preface.
Click here to view the contents page.
312 pages.
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The Age of the Generals / The Making of a Nation
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-25-5
Language: English
This CD contains two books by the well-known historian DW KRUGER: 'The Making of a Nation' and 'The age of the Generals'.
As the titles may indicate, these two works deal with the history of the white South African nation during the period 1910-1961. After a brief survey of the heritage of the past, Dr DW Kruger tells the history of the the development of the Union from its formation in 1910 until the coming of the Republic half a century later.
The books highlight the personalities who helped shape the destinies of South Africa, particularly the leaders & generals of the Boer War, and their political successors. They not only describe the major events in their historical sequence but also analyse the political, economic, social and cultural factors which determined the history of the country during that period.
The struggle for equality for the Afrikaans language and the influence of that cultural movement on politics is explained as the only means to make the history of that period intelligible.
At the same time the tremendous socio-economic revolution which was brought about by the process of industrialisation and urbanisation has not been neglected. The author sets all these forces and influences against the backdrop of race politics, the history of which is the other theme of these books.
2 books, 348 & 229 pages respectively, few photographs.
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Johannes Meintjes 1923‐1980
Price: Free
Product Code: Free Download 2
Language: English
JOHANNES MEINTJES, 1923-1980 Artist, Author, Historian © Kobus Opperman
‘There is the Africa of the past and there is the Africa of the present. I am concerned here with what I feel is eternally Africa, yesterday, today and tomorrow, untouched by the vagaries of men’. Johannes Meintjes, 1960
Meintjes was a painter that enjoyed tremendous public support for his art since early age and also received international acclaim as an author later on. He is a well-known historian and one of South Africa's most versatile artists. The fame he enjoyed as a 21 year-old artist is completely unequalled in the South African history of art. Esmé Berman wrote in her authoritative Art & Artists of South Africa that ‘the spectacular suddenness with which Johannes Meintjes catapulted to the headlines during the last years of WW2 is a phenomenon seldom equalled in SA cultural history. Before he was 22 years old the intense young artist enjoyed the kind of public adulation which was later reserved for youthful idols of the pop-music world’.
Johannes Meintjes died in 1980 and had established himself as a major South African painter and writer. Apart from numerous articles and smaller literary works, he had published 35 books, amongst them authoritative works on South African history. He had painted more than a thousand canvases, produced dozens of sculptures and exhibited in all South Africa's major galleries - sometimes alone and sometimes in the company of artists such as Alexis Preller, JH Pierneef, Irma Stern and Maggie Laubser.
Dr Hermien McCaul-Dommisse indicated during her opening address at a prestige memorial exhibition at the Rand Afrikaans University in 1990 that Meintjes' work reflects something of the naivety of the African artist... a dimension beyond the purely European and that his canvases, painted with the knowledge born out of centuries of European experience, speak with the voice of Africa. Meintjes once said: ‘Mine is the vision ... sprung from the soil of Africa and I have given it in a personal statement which may find a response in the heart and imagination of another generation.’ She said that his work, being the link between the bearers of Europe and the legacies of Africa, would grow in importance and remain an abiding influence and inspiration in a new South African era.
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Liriese Werk – Lyrical Work
Price: R90 / Aus$ 15 / US$ 10 / £ 6 / € 9
ISBN: 978-1-920091-52-1
Language: Afrikaans / Engels
Johannes Meintjes is een van Suid-Afrika se mees respekteerde kunstenaars. In hierdie boek word 'n aantal van sy bekende werke weergegee.
Die inleiding vir die boek is deur Pieter Marincowitz geskryf, en gee 'n oorsig oor JM se agtergrond, sy kinderjare, opvoeding edm. en gee 'n insig in die psige van hierdie besondere kunstenaar.
This book details some of the lyrical works of Johannes Meintjes, one of South Africa's best known and respected artists.
The introduction, written by Pieter Marincowitz, presents an overview of JM's background, education etc. and gives an insight into the psyche of this exceptional artist.
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