Summer Ships: Being an Account of the First Six Ships Sent out From England by the Canterbury Association in 1850-1851

Language: English

Published by Caxton Press, Christchurch, 2001

0908563914 / 9780908563913

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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.

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Title
Summer Ships: Being an Account of the First Six Ships Sent out From England by the Canterbury Association in 1850-1851
Author
Amodeo, Colin
Publisher
Caxton Press, Christchurch
Publication year
2001
Condition
As New
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0908563914
ISBN 13
9780908563913
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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Aotearoa, New Zealand, History

The Secret Bookshop

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