Old Marico (from the stories of Carel Frederik Gronum)

Protea, Pretoria, 2009, Afrikaans text, 254 pages, condition: new.

From the stories of CF Gronum, the reader gets a rare and insightful glimpse into the lifestyle of the nineteenth-century Boers in the Marico district. Hunting expeditions, transport riding, different types of mills, the excavations in Kimberley and the Kimberley train are just a few aspects that receive attention. The complex relationship between the Boers and Mzilikaze is explored in this history of the region, among other things. For example, it tells of Aunt Pertoors who eventually gave up her green cape to Mzilikaze and how two years later he still wore the cape with great pleasure! Hunting expeditions, transport riding, different types of mills, the excavations in Kimberley and the Kimberley train are just a few aspects that receive attention.

Carel Frederik Gronum (18931978) was an Afrikaans writer of memories about old-time events, customs and habits.