The Burning Land
by:
Emma Drummond (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671852047 (0671852043)
Publish date: August 7th 1995
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
The focus of this novel is on the Second Boer War, and I'll give you a very brief rundown as I understand it. The Boers (Dutch) originally settled in South Africa to farm and practice their religion in peace. Upon the discovery of gold and diamonds, the British began arriving in greater numbers to t...