The Lion of Modderspruit
By: by Lawrence Penning ; [translated by Marietjie Nelson].
Contributors: Nelson, Marietjie.
Series: The Louis Wessels commando ;; #1
Publisher: Inheritance Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Neerlandia, Alta; Pella, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Juvenile fiction.; South African War, 1899-1902 -- Fiction.; Afrikaners -- Fiction.; War -- Fiction.; Christian life -- Fiction.; South Africa -- History -- 1836-1909 -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: As the second Boer War intensifies in 1899, twenty-three-year-old Afrikaner, Louis Wessels, becomes known as the Lion of Modderspruit for his heroic conduct during this crucial victory for the Boers.