Jock Of The Bushveld | 
 enlarge | Author: Percy Fitzpatrick
Creator: E. Caldwell
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1992098
Media: Paperback
Pages: 496
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 1432534629
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781432534622
ASIN: 1432534629
Publication Date: April 10, 2007
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Condition: **NEW** Book is in excellent condition, binding tight, pages crisp & clean. No remainder marks. Shipped with delivery confirmation inside US. Selling books since 1979*p/AA3-104
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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 Find a different edition! October 31, 2007
E. Hateley (KS)
I just received this a copy of this text. Although it is a fascimile, the vast majority of the page images have a background nearly as dark as the typeface. Page 345 is entirely missing.
I would NOT recommend this edition.
 Kirsten's Review on: Jock of the Bushveld February 8, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I read Jock of the Bushveld by Percy FitzPatrick for a book report and i have to say i enjoyed it very much. The book is about a hunting dog named Jock and his owner, a transport rider, who narrates the story. When the book starts off the narrator talks about the puppies of which Jock is one. Jock is the runt of the litter but the narrator likes him anyway. As the story goes on Jock grows and learns to be a hunting dog. As you read about Jock you also read about the animals and people in the Veld during the Transvaal gold rush. The book is broken up into many stories. Most are about hunting with Jock, such as a hunt for a leopard and an old crocodile. Other stories are about people and the animals that Jock and the narrator face, such as when the duo gets lost in the bush, a fight with a captive baboon, a run from a wildfire, and an encounter with some wild dogs. The book ends peacefully after many years and many more adventures when Jock becomes unable to hunt and must retire.
I enjoyed the book greatly because of the history and the people that were discussed in the book. I also enjoyed the story and the way the author painted the picture of the bushveld. I could literally see two men and a dog running across the bush, away from a roaring wildfire. Jock of the Bushveld is a kind of mix between Where the Red Fern Grows because both of the stories involve a young man who gets a dog (or dogs) and grows up with it. Hunting is also a theme in the two books. It is also like King Solomon's Mines because it takes place in Africa, has many interesting stories of animals, and a history of Africa that is twisted into the story. I would recommend this book to hunters, people who have been to Africa, or people who just enjoy exiting and exotic stories.
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