Ebook: Over the Mountains of the Sea, Life on the Migrant Ships 1870-1885 2 biographical books about New Zealand
Author: Hastings David
- Tags: Immigrants -- New Zealand -- Social conditions -- 19th century., Ocean travel -- History -- 19th century., New Zealand -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century., Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century., British -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century., Seafaring life -- New Zealand -- History., SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration., Emigration and immigration., Immigrants -- Social conditions., Ocean travel., Great Britain., New Zealand.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Auckland University Press
- City: New York, Great Britain, New Zealand, New Zealand., Great Britain
- Language: English
- epub
Over the Mountains of the Sea is a lively, well-illustrated and very readable book that draws on shipboard diaries and archival sources to give a vivid picture of the voyage out to New Zealand during the crucial Vogel period. Using information on individual ships, voyages and passengers, author David Hastings follows the narrative of the voyage and the way in which the space on the ship was allotted according to Read more...
Abstract: Over the Mountains of the Sea is a lively, well-illustrated and very readable book that draws on shipboard diaries and archival sources to give a vivid picture of the voyage out to New Zealand during the crucial Vogel period. Using information on individual ships, voyages and passengers, author David Hastings follows the narrative of the voyage and the way in which the space on the ship was allotted according to gender, class and marital status. He then explores the social dynamics on board dealing with the routines of daily life, crime, mutiny, health, religion and an interesting chapte