Thomas Bain, road building and the Zwartberg Pass : with particular emphasis on socio-economic and civil engineering aspects in the Southern Cape, c.1843-1962

[摘要] ENGLISH PREFACE: The topography of the Cape Colony and, in particular the area ofthe Southern Cape and Little Karoo, proved intimidating even forour intrepid pioneers. However, this i5no reason for historiansto have shied away from this area. Although geographicallyisolated until well into the 19th Century, it has not been until. well into the second half of the 20th Century that any seriousattempt has been made at scientific historical study andsynthesis of the area. Dr Andre Appel's work, Die distrikOudtshoorn tot die tagtigerjare van die 19de eeu: 'n sosioekonomiesestudie, has thus been a pioneering work in its attemptto analyse the area in general, and the establishment anddevelopmental stage of the Oudtshoorn district in particular.Julianne Wilson's work on the Overberg, A Changing Rural Economy.and its implications for the Overberg, 1838-1872, has likewisetaken an adjacent region in this Southern Cape/Little Karoo areaand placed it under the historical microscope.

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