Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885Auckland University Press, 01 հոկ, 2013 թ. - 240 էջ Drawing upon more than 80 personal diaries and journals of those on board, this resource explores the rich experience and the trials and tribulations of hopeful Anglo-Celtic pilgrims headed to Australia and New Zealand aboard migrant ships in the late 19th century. From daily routines to matters of food, health, religion, crime, and mutiny, this history unearths the humor, scandal, and personal triumph that defined the nautical pilgrimage of hundreds. |
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... Dobie on the May Queen's voyage of 1877. There is no doubt that the pictures are a lovely finishing touch but the heart of the book is in the words and ideas and this is where I have received the greatest assistance and guidance ...
... Dobie on the May Queen's voyage of 1877. There is no doubt that the pictures are a lovely finishing touch but the heart of the book is in the words and ideas and this is where I have received the greatest assistance and guidance ...
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... Dobie was travelling with her two daughters to join her son, who was a railway engineer.18 Some women were going out to be married and one was going to keep house for her farmer brother.19 Others had less straightforward motives. James ...
... Dobie was travelling with her two daughters to join her son, who was a railway engineer.18 Some women were going out to be married and one was going to keep house for her farmer brother.19 Others had less straightforward motives. James ...
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... Dobie, who were travelling first class with their mother, the widowed Ellen. A young swell by the name of Henry Dixon had come on board at Gravesend to farewell them. As he walked down the gangway afterwards waving goodbye, he failed to ...
... Dobie, who were travelling first class with their mother, the widowed Ellen. A young swell by the name of Henry Dixon had come on board at Gravesend to farewell them. As he walked down the gangway afterwards waving goodbye, he failed to ...
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... Dobie,45 could rub shoulders in the saloon with middle-class military officers, government officials and minor gentry with capital. On both sides of the broad, horizontal boundary of class there were vertical boundaries separating ...
... Dobie,45 could rub shoulders in the saloon with middle-class military officers, government officials and minor gentry with capital. On both sides of the broad, horizontal boundary of class there were vertical boundaries separating ...
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... began their great adventure it was not long before they were overcome by seasickness. WILLIAM BARRAUD, E-310-Q-004, ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY, WELLINGTON, NEW Mary Dobie's last lingering look back at London preserved in.
... began their great adventure it was not long before they were overcome by seasickness. WILLIAM BARRAUD, E-310-Q-004, ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY, WELLINGTON, NEW Mary Dobie's last lingering look back at London preserved in.
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Enemies easily made | |
Disorder crime and punishment | |
Mutinies and Hyde Park meetings | |
The virgins cage | |
Birth death and the doctor | |
Land fever | |
So here ends my journey | |
Bibliography | |
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Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 David Hastings Հատվածի դիտում - 2006 |
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 David Hastings Հատվածի դիտում - 2006 |
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870-1885 David Hastings Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2013 |
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