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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... passengers.15 Joseph Conrad, who sailed with Stuart when he was older and wiser, paints a more sympathetic portrait of the man but even he acknowledged that Stuart seemed constitutionally incapable of giving a direct order to shorten ...
... passengers.15 Joseph Conrad, who sailed with Stuart when he was older and wiser, paints a more sympathetic portrait of the man but even he acknowledged that Stuart seemed constitutionally incapable of giving a direct order to shorten ...
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... passengers and a disproportionately large number by those in first and second class. For others the class bias is compounded by gender bias: not only were fewer written by women than men, but fewer still by women in steerage.21 Moreover ...
... passengers and a disproportionately large number by those in first and second class. For others the class bias is compounded by gender bias: not only were fewer written by women than men, but fewer still by women in steerage.21 Moreover ...
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... Passengers Act of 1855, the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854 and the Queen's Orderin-Council of 1864. These overarching regulations, which applied to all passenger ships leaving Britain, whether bound for New Zealand, Australia or the ...
... Passengers Act of 1855, the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854 and the Queen's Orderin-Council of 1864. These overarching regulations, which applied to all passenger ships leaving Britain, whether bound for New Zealand, Australia or the ...
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... passengers. They also set out procedures for cooking, cleaning and hygiene. They prohibited acts that might endanger a ship, such as smoking below decks, and passengers were not allowed to take gunpowder, firearms or spirits on board ...
... passengers. They also set out procedures for cooking, cleaning and hygiene. They prohibited acts that might endanger a ship, such as smoking below decks, and passengers were not allowed to take gunpowder, firearms or spirits on board ...
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... passengers. To get an idea of what it was like for the migrants as they prepared to leave their homeland forever it is necessary to consult the scores of diaries and official records about other departures in other places such as London ...
... passengers. To get an idea of what it was like for the migrants as they prepared to leave their homeland forever it is necessary to consult the scores of diaries and official records about other departures in other places such as London ...
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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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