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Across the Atlantic Perilous Journey as a British Muleteer
The narrator recalls working under harsh conditions in a British prison camp abroad. He details fatigue duty, shifting sand and stone, and punishment devices like the tread wheel and whipping post. He describes guard cruelty, coerce recruitment talks, and his choice to avoid serving for the king while Boers’ cause garners sympathy.
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Crucker
Stone Yard
Kuffers
Kaffer
United States
Kitchener
John Bull
St. St
Petermaritzburg
Johannasburg
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