Jock of the Bushveld by Percy Fitzpatrick
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"Jock of the Bushveld" by Sir James Percy FitzPatrick is a true story published in 1907. The book chronicles FitzPatrick's adventures with his loyal dog Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, during the 1880s in the Transvaal Bushveld. Starting as an unwanted runt, Jock grows into a fearless and devoted companion through years of frontier life. Originally told as bedtime stories to FitzPatrick's children and encouraged by friend Rudyard Kipling, the tale
became a South African classic, reprinted over one hundred times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fitzpatrick, Percy, 1862-1931 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Caldwell, E. (Edmund G.), 1852-1930 |
| Title | Jock of the Bushveld |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_of_the_Bushveld |
| Credits | Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports |
| Subject | Dogs -- Folklore |
| Subject | Dogs -- Biography |
| Subject | Hunting -- South Africa -- Transvaal |
| Subject | Transvaal (South Africa) -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 36951 |
| Release Date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 750 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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