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Jackson, Farmer of South Africa

Jackson, Farmer of South Africa

Jackson, Farmer of South Africa

Alice Lockmiller

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2010
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780557374366
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In 1874, men had swarmed to the diamond mines near Kimberly, South Africa. The British and Dutch diggers hired thousands of native black laborers to work in the deep pits. Jackson is a thirteen year old British farmer who is drawn into the excitement and intrigue of the world’s largest diamond mine. Can he stop a diamond thief and protect his friends from the dangerous mine?

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