| Rhodesian Venture (1926-1933) Contributor(s): Pearce, Ida (Introduction by), Carr, Jacqueline (Author), Carr, Katherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0996488219 ISBN-13: 9780996488211 Publisher: Stalbridge Press OUR PRICE: $7.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - General |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.64 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A young English woman moved to Africa with her husband, a former pilot from the Royal Air Force in 1927. They moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to grow tobacco as part of a homesteading program sponsored by the British Government. She gave birth alone in hut, faced crocodiles and hippos and lived in a hut with no electricity or running water. She dealt with crop failure and innuerable punctures to their tire on a 1200 mile journey in a Model T Ford for new opportunities in mining. Her children suffered from malaria and whooping cough, and she asks, "Were we made to set out on this journey?" |