Berigte uit die Dorsland. English

Reports from the Dorsland : and other pioneering regions / PJ van der Merwe ; compiled and translated, Margaretha Schäfer ; final edit, Franz Schäfer.

Stellenbosch : African Sun Media, [2020]

©2020

10 unnumbered, iv, 487 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 30 cm

Collection of articles published by the Afrikaner historian Petrus Johannes van der Merwe in various periodicals during his lifetime.

"Shortly after his appointment as lecturer in Stellenbosch, historian PJ van der Merwe turned his attention to the Northwest. In those days the region was mostly unknown to people outside this part of the world. Like today, there was uncertainty then about the boundaries of this region and its sub-regions ... Berigte uit die Dorsland, compiled by Van der Merwe's daughter, Margaretha Schäfer, contains more than 200 of his magazine and newspaper articles. The articles, based on interviews and observations, offer a wealth of important information that he gathered during two extensive visits to the Northwest and surrounding regions ... He realised, long before most historians, that a personal interview with someone, who has had a particular experience, was an important historical source. But, it was essential to test the evidence and verify it with that of other people. The articles in Die Burger, Die Huisgenoot, Die Landbouweekblad and Sarie Marais are accompanied by excellent photographs taken by Van der Merwe."--Page ii.

English

May 17, 2024

Includes bibliographical references.

History.