Project Gutenberg 2007-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 60 Lagrange, S. Een goudzoeker op Madagascar De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908 Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Een goudzoeker op Madagascar" by S. Lagrange is a historical narrative likely written in the late 19th century. This book provides an insightful exploration of the gold mining industry on the island of Madagascar, focusing specifically on the district of Betsiriry. The author presents both geographical and geological characteristics of the region, offering readers a vivid picture of the landscape intertwined with the struggles and adventures faced by prospectors seeking their fortunes. The book follows the journey of a prospector who aspires to uncover gold in the challenging terrains of Madagascar. After gathering enough savings and some experience from previous undertakings, he begins his independent quest, facing numerous challenges including harsh living conditions, competition from other prospectors, and the struggle to find and hire local workers. The narrative vividly illustrates the daily life of the gold miner, from the arduous work of panning for gold to establishing a settlement, managing laborers, and navigating the complexities of local customs and trade. As his fortunes change, he contemplates whether to scale up his operation or to sell his claims, all while dealing with the intricate relationships formed with the indigenous people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Madagascar -- Description and travel Madagascar -- Discovery and exploration DT Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 76628 76380 2024-10-09T07:57:14.213049 2023-09-09T09:58:19.169377 text/html text/html 71436 2021-01-01T22:08:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 377646 2021-01-01T22:08:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473899 2024-10-09T07:57:21.092149 application/epub+zip 472604 2024-10-09T07:57:18.015014 application/epub+zip 94142 2024-10-09T07:57:16.435024 application/epub+zip 603406 2024-10-09T07:57:23.074992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593290 2024-10-09T07:57:19.899060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194331 2022-09-10T04:40:05.528598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59377 59286 2024-10-09T07:57:13.790031 2023-09-09T09:58:18.871359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59199 2021-01-01T22:08:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23230 2021-01-01T22:08:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19452 2024-10-09T07:57:23.200982 application/rdf+xml 16142 2024-10-09T07:57:16.973021 image/jpeg 3895 2024-10-09T07:57:16.703019 image/jpeg 448516 2024-10-09T07:57:14.237053 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog