The Historical Karoo : Traces of the Past in South Africa's Arid Interior PDF
by Chris Schoeman
Description
To many people, especially those driving along the N1 national road at high speeds, the Karoo represents nothing more than a monotonous, hot and arid landscape to be passed through as quickly as possible.
But in this vast, open region, history is everywhere, if visitors would only look for it. And that is exactly the purpose of this book: to point out all the many places, buildings, objects and associated personalities of historical interest in the Karoo. The Karoo has been the world of travellers, writers, statesmen and scientists, figures as diverse as Olive Schreiner, Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill and Dr Chris Barnard.
It has also been the scene of serious conflict, of which the many old British blockhouses, forts, grave sites and memorials dating from the Anglo-Boer War are vivid reminders; and it still boasts old examples of vernacular and industrial architecture, and engineering, in the form of corbelled houses, water mills and bridges. The Historical Karoo is ordered according to three main routes that people drive through the area.
It provides short histories of the towns along the way, and points out the sites, buildings and other aspects of interest that can be found there.
Enlivened by historical and current photographs and informative side panels, this book is a collector’s item.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Random House South Africa
- Publication Date:30/09/2013
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- ISBN:9781770225701
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Random House South Africa
- Publication Date:30/09/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781770225701
