Days of Horror During the Siege of Kimberley 1899 - 1900. Meyer, C. (edited By Van Niekerk, F).

Days of Horror During the Siege of Kimberley 1899 - 1900

Meyer, C. (edited By Van Niekerk, F).

ISBN 10: 0620245697

ISBN 13: 9780620245692

Item Description: Kimberley Africana Library under the auspices of the Friends of the Library, Kimberley, 1999. Pictorial Wrappers. Book Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Mini series No. 1. Originally published in German as "Der Schreckenstage von Kimberley 1899-1900". Translated into English by Verena Matter. Introduction and Editing done by Febe van Niekerk. SIGNED by Febe van Niekerk on the title-page. 98 pp. Some black and white illustrations within the text.Some light wear and creasing to the panels. "This remarkable diary covering the Siege of Kimberley and its aftermath was written by the German missionary, Carl Meyer. It is an important addition to the literature dealing with this historical event as it presents a unique insight into the effect of the war on social conditions of the time. Meyer, a politically neutral person, committed himself tirelessly not only to the welfare of his flock, but also to the fair treatment of all parties involved in the war, regardless of race or political affiliation. The reader is drawn into the everyday problems besetting the dedicated and selfless pastor, a man who never spared himself and in consequence passed away the day before the armstice of the South African Anglo-Boer War. It is a human interest story which will be enjoyed by the layman as well as the academic. The manuscript of the diary was sent to Germany in 1900 in the mailboat, Mexican, which was sunk. Fortunately the diary was salvaged from the mailbag in a poor but legible condition. Very few of the original printed copies have survived; one of these was donated to the Kimberley Africana Library by the council chairman of the German Lutheran Church in 1998". Size: Octavo. SIGNED. LIMITED EDITION. Bookseller Inventory # 05005

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