A Canadian girl in South Africa : a teacher's experiences in the South African War, 1899-1902 / E. Maud Graham ; edited and with an introduction by Michael Dawson, Catherine Gidney, and Susanne M. Klausen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, E. Maud, 1876-1949, author.

Contributor:

Dawson, Michael, 1971- editor, writer of introduction.

Gidney, Catherine (Catherine Anne), 1969- editor, writer of introduction.

Klausen, Susanne Maria, 1965- editor, writer of introduction.

Series:

Wayfarer.

Wayfarer series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graham, E. Maud, 1876-1949.

Graham, E. Maud.

Teachers--Canada--Biography.

Teachers.

Teachers--South Africa--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"As the South African War reached its grueling end in 1902, colonial interests at the highest levels of the British Empire hand-picked teachers from across the Commonwealth to teach the thousands of Afrikaner women, children, and non-combatants held in concentration camps. Highly educated, hard working, and often opinionated, E. Maud Graham joined the Canadian contingent of forty teachers. Her account reveals the complexity of relations and tensions at a controversial period in Britain's history. Graham presents a lively historical travel memoir, and the editors have provided rich political and historical context to her narrative in the Introduction and generous annotations. This is a rare primary source for experts in Colonial Studies, Women's Studies, and Canadian, South African, and British Imperial History."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter i The Call to South Africa

Chapter ii London

Chapter iii Southampton to Cape Town

Chapter iv On the Karoo

Chapter v Norval's Pont Camp

Chapter vi Johannesburg and Pretoria

Chapter vii End of the Camp Life

Chapter viii Fauresmith

Chapter ix Kroonstad

Chapter x The Kafirs and the Labor Question

Chapter xi Repatriation and Compensation

Chapter xii Paupers and Government Relief Works

Chapter xiii Education and Church Schools

Chapter xiv The Farming Question

Chapter xv Homewards.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-77212-055-3

1-77212-053-7

OCLC:

939262138