9780908563913 - The Summer Ships by Amodeo, Colin (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tiny amount of light shelf wear only. Colin Amodeo's Summer Ships is a substantial illustrated history of the immigrant vessels that brought thousands of settlers to New Zealand during the nineteenth century. Drawing on shipping records, diaries, letters, and contemporary accounts, Amodeo reconstructs the voyages of the "summer ships" ? the vessels that crossed the world's oceans during the calmer months, carrying families, labourers, and hopeful newcomers to a distant colony. The book traces the ships' construction, ownership, and routes, and brings to life the daily realities of life at sea: cramped quarters, storms, illness, and the small triumphs and tragedies that shaped each voyage. With its detailed research and generous use of photographs, maps, and plans.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As New. Colin Amodeo's Summer Ships is a substantial illustrated history of the immigrant vessels that brought thousands of settlers to New Zealand during the nineteenth century. Drawing on shipping records, diaries, letters, and contemporary accounts, Amodeo reconstructs the voyages of the "summer ships" ? the vessels that crossed the world's oceans during the calmer months, carrying families, labourers, and hopeful newcomers to a distant colony. The book traces the ships' construction, ownership, and routes, and brings to life the daily realities of life at sea: cramped quarters, storms, illness, and the small triumphs and tragedies that shaped each voyage. With its detailed research and generous use of photographs, maps, and plans.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 210mm x 297mm x. 360 pages. Signed by the author. A well researched history of the first 6 ships sent out from England to NZ in 1850-51. 4/02/2008. Signed by Author(s).