The Scourge of the Kaiserbird
Author | : Koos Marais |
Publisher | : Kwarts Publishers |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2018-09-05 |
ISBN-13 | : 0994691319 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780994691316 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Scourge of the Kaiserbird written by Koos Marais and published by Kwarts Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1906 while the Namas, indigenous first people of Namibia, were engaged in a war with the German colonial Schutztruppe, the Luchtensteins, an immigrant family, arrived by ship in Luderitzbucht. They then left by ox wagon to a new home, three hundred kilometres into the interior. Ahead of them lay the treacherous sands of the Namib Desert; thirst, searing heat, freezing nights, the fury of the desert wind, wild animals