TREK, GREAT

trĕk, the journey by Afrikaner farmers (Boers) who left the Cape Colony to escape British domination and eventually founded Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange Free State. Trek is an Afrikaans term, originally meaning a journey by ox wagon. In this most famous trek, 12,000 Boers left the Cape between 1835 and 1843. The Voortrekkers (as these Boers are known) migrated beyond the Orange River. After defeating resident Africans, most remained in the highveld of the interior, forming isolated communities and small states.

See E. Walker, The Great Trek (5th ed. 1965).

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The Great Trek
Book by Eric Anderson Walker; A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1934
Subjects: Afrikaners, South Africa--History--Great Trek, 1836-1840
...J. A. WILLIAMSON, D.LIT. THE GREAT TREK THE PIONEER HISTORIES Edited by...History, Columbia University THE GREAT TREK ERIC A. WALKER, M.A. Professor...GOLDFIELDS W. P. MORRELL, D.PHIL. THE GREAT TREK BY ERIC ANDERSON WALKER M.A...
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Science Fiction Audiences: Watching Doctor Who and Star Trek
Book by John Tulloch, Henry Jenkins; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Doctor Who (Television Program), Science Fiction--Appreciation, Star Trek (Television Program)
...Doctor Who and Star Trek John Tulloch and...Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ Press...in Great Britain. Great distances were bridged...enthusiasm for Star Trek and its fans; to...Goulding argues, Star Trek is a text for its...on the Federations great enemies, Goulding...
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Enterprise Zones: Critical Positions on Star Trek
Book by Taylor Harrison, Sarah Projansky, Kent A. Ono, Elyce Rae Helford; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: Star Trek (Television Program), Star Trek, The Next Generation (Television Program)
...with the mind of Janice Lester reveals a great deal about this episodes claims regarding...comprise a significant portion of Star Trek scholarship Blair 1977, 1979...103 . Although in Meaning in Star Trek, Blair 1977 reads Kirk symbolically...
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Deep Space and Sacred Time: Star Trek in the American Mythos
Book by Jon Wagner, Jan Lundeen; Praeger Publishers, 1998
Subjects: Myth--Psychological Aspects, Star Trek Films--History And Criticism, Star Trek Television Programs--History And Criticism
...In many respects, Trek provides a great number of Americans...mature years, Star Trek has increasingly featured...OBrien is, to his great consternation, chosen...plot device in Star Trek is to portray a humanoid...endowed with powers too great for their level of...
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The Computers of Star Trek
Book by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg; Basic Books, 1999
Subjects: Computers, Star Trek Films--Miscellanea, Star Trek Television Programs--Miscellanea
...other starship in the Star Trek universe. Computers are at the...late 1960s were a period of great economic and social change...theory which is discussed at great length in The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss...
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NECTAR Foundation's Science Trek 4, 5, 6
Journal article by Shelley Tigges; T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), Vol. 29, 2002
Subjects: Educational software--Evaluation, NECTAR Foundation--Products, Science Trek 4,5,6 (Children's educational software)--Evaluation
...tasks with rubrics for each exhibit. In addition, the Science Trek Web site (www.sciencetrek.net) contains many useful resources...the CD-ROM or by going to the Web site, which I found to be a great resource. The site contains lesson plans, Web quests, assessment...
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Star Trek V: the Search for God
Journal article by Ace G. Pilkington; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 24, 1996
Subjects: Motion pictures
...boundaries by breaking the "Great Barrier" to the galaxys...novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture...Gone Before." Star Trek V contains what well...passage through the Great Barrier, there is...an author of Star Trek novels is in full...each scene with me in great detail.... there were...
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Translating Trek: Rewriting an American Icon in a Francophone Context
Journal article by Caroline-Isabelle Caron; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 26, 2003
Subjects: Actors, Language, Linguistics, Motion pictures, Popular culture
...is rarely synchronie. Trek translators have the unenviable...spurt," hinting to the great strength of the jets of...degree of refinement, great psychological strength...Quebec dialogue, only her great age justifies the rejection...cowboy diplomacy" by Star Trek: The Next Generations...
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Borg Babes, Drones, and the Collective: Reading Gender and the Body in Star Trek
Journal article by Mia Consalvo; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 27, 2004
Subjects: Communication, Gender, Personality traits, Stereotypes, Womens studies
...dream. This requirement places great pressures on individuals to...However, even as Americans place great emphasis on self-determination...and the self. As numerous Slur Trek characters have testified, the...person also speaks to another great fear, the loss of bodily integrity...
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"State of the City," from Trek (1942)
Journal article by Shawn H. Wong; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 4, 1972
Subjects: Asia
...title of the closing note of the Christmas 1942 issue of Trek , yet the closing note for the City of Topaz was not nonsense...airplane factories, and other vital war industries." It was a great relief to hear him. Our faith in the efficacy of birth certificates...
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The Great Trek North: In an Uncanny Echo of the Great Trek of 1836, White Farmers from Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa Are Moving North-Some Going as Far as Nigeria. the Host Governments Hope to Benefit from the Skills of These Farmers and the Farmers Want Somewhere Safe to Settle. Is It a Deal Made in Heaven? Tom Nevin Reports
Magazine article by Tom Nevin; African Business, July 2004
Subjects: Agricultural industry--Economic aspects, Farmers--Economic aspects
The Great Trek North: In an Uncanny Echo of the Great Trek of 1836, White Farmers from Zimbabwe, Namibia and South...when white farmers in southern Africa are facing another Great Trek. Spooked by the Great Zimbabwe Land-Grab, that has claimed...
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The Great Reindeer Trek - A Thousand Miles across Siberia
Magazine article by Bryan Alexander; World and I, Vol. 17, December 2002
Subjects: Reindeer breeding--Economic aspects, Reindeer herding--Economic aspects, Siberia--Economic aspects
The Great Reindeer Trek - A Thousand Miles across Siberia...northwestern part of the Yamal. Their trek began in late August 1999. The animals...had completed a staggering 1,000-mile trek. People who wanted reindeer had to apply...
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Skilled Workers Head South: Zimbabwe's Leading Construction Companies Are Beginning to Feel the Pinch of a Massive Haemorrhaging of Skilled Artisans Who Are Making the Great Trek Down South as the World Cup Draws near. Barnabas Thondhlana Reports from Harare
Magazine article by Barnabas Thondhlana; African Business, April 2007
Subjects: Construction industry--Recruiting, Skilled labor--Recruiting
...Skilled Artisans Who Are Making the Great Trek Down South as the World Cup Draws...block to most Zimbabweans intending to trek south to find work, would be arranged...we will have to import them back at great cost ... we are not so sure if there...
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Star Trek Made Me an Atheist
Magazine article by Nick Farrantello; The Humanist, Vol. 69, July 2009
Subjects: Atheists--Personal narratives, Science fiction films--Criticism and interpretation, Science fiction films--Religious aspects, Science fiction movies--Criticism and interpretation, Science fiction movies--Religious aspects, Star Trek (Television program)--Criticism and interpretation, Star Trek (Television program)--Religious aspects
...portray the young versions of the original Enterprise crew do a great job. Chris Pine is sufficiently hammy enough as Kirk to fill...himself. His performance is enhanced by the fact that in this Star Trek, Vulcans achieve their wholly logical minds not because they...
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The Legacy of "Star Trek."
Magazine article by Majel Barrett Roddenberry; The Humanist, Vol. 55, July 1995
Subjects: Roddenberry, Gene--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Science fiction--Social aspects, Star Trek (Television program)--Criticism and interpretation
...or external appearance. This great variety and necessity of social...which are inherent in "Star Trek." But lets go back to what...the expense. Back when "Star Trek" first started, we didnt have...computers in existence were those great monolithic monsters deep in...
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Great-Gran Vera Scaling New Heights; Charity Quest after Nepal Trek
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), December 28, 2007
Subjects: Charities
...Heights; Charity Quest after Nepal Trek. Byline: By ROB PATTINSON GREAT grandmother Vera Russell has...The grandmother of three and great-grandmother has amassed pounds...stopped there when I was on a trek in 2000. "The first time I went...
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Creatures Great, Small Shift House; Thousands of Birds, Reptiles and Fish to Make a 200-Metre Trek
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), August 18, 2009
Subjects: Reptiles
Creatures Great, Small Shift House; Thousands of Birds, Reptiles and Fish to Make a 200-Metre Trek. FINGERS crossed George the giant gourami makes the move alright. Fish of his species normally like slow-moving areas like...
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'Trek' DVDs: No Frills but Great Value
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 2, 2004
Trek DVDs: No Frills but Great Value. Byline: Joseph Szadkowski...of the 20th century, the original "Star Trek" series was released on DVD. At roughly...to the old episodes. They still are the great-looking remastered versions from the earlier...
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50 Top Trek Bikes Must Be Won Great Evening Standard Promotion the Evening Standard
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 17, 2005
Subjects: Bicycle industry, Bicycles
50 Top Trek Bikes Must Be Won Great Evening Standard Promotion the Evening...offer 50 readers the chance to win a Trek 7100 bike complete with a Specialised...helmet and an urban cycling lesson. The Trek 7100 2006 bike is perfect for commuting...
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WALES: 87-Year-Old Scoots off on Four-Day Charity Marathon; Great-Grandad in 100-Mile Trek
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), July 17, 2007
Subjects: Charities
...Four-Day Charity Marathon; Great-Grandad in 100-Mile Trek. Byline: By ROBIN MORRIS A GREAT-GRANDFATHER embarked on...home on a 100-mile round trek across Anglesey. The four-day...sets off on his charity trek in his disabled scooter...
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Trek, Great
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TREK, GREAT trek, the journey by Afrikaner farmers ( Boers ) who left the Cape Colony...interior, forming isolated communities and small states. See E. Walker, The Great Trek (5th ed. 1965). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Great Trek
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GREAT TREK see Trek, Great . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Pietermaritzburg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Retief and Gert Maritz, Boer (Afrikaner) leaders of the Great Trek (see Trek, Great ). The Boers made it capital of the short-lived (1839...capital of Natal when the province was annexed by Great Britain in 1843. In 1880 a railroad to Durban was...
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Transvaal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Colony (see Cape Province ), came to the region (see Trek, Great ). They scattered over the huge territory but were unable...strong government. In the Sand River Convention (1852) Great Britain, which at the time also held Cape Colony and Natal...
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Free State
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Afrikaner farmers ( Boers ) entered the territory from the 1820s; after 1835 their immigration accelerated (see Trek, Great ). In 1848 the British, who then held Cape Colony and Natal, annexed the region as the Orange River Sovereignty. After...
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