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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Արդյունքներ 18–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... buy land, shopkeepers and some who were on a quest to find a cure for their tuberculosis. They formed a privileged minority who played a significant role in the dynamics of shipboard life. The number of people on each ship varied widely. A.
... buy land, shopkeepers and some who were on a quest to find a cure for their tuberculosis. They formed a privileged minority who played a significant role in the dynamics of shipboard life. The number of people on each ship varied widely. A.
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... played the doctor, got up like a patent-medicine vendor at a county fair. They sang several verses of 'Marching through Georgia' before hailing the captain, who obliged with another tot of rum. Neptune's crew was divided in two. One lot ...
... played the doctor, got up like a patent-medicine vendor at a county fair. They sang several verses of 'Marching through Georgia' before hailing the captain, who obliged with another tot of rum. Neptune's crew was divided in two. One lot ...
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... played a role in the colonial government's response to the disappearance of the Knowsley Hall in 1879. It left London in May bound for Lyttelton, carrying 54 passengers, 35 crew and a cargo of iron rails, agricultural machinery, wine ...
... played a role in the colonial government's response to the disappearance of the Knowsley Hall in 1879. It left London in May bound for Lyttelton, carrying 54 passengers, 35 crew and a cargo of iron rails, agricultural machinery, wine ...
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Դուք հասել եք այս գրքի դիտումների առավելագույն քանակին.
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Դուք հասել եք այս գրքի դիտումների առավելագույն քանակին.
Դուք հասել եք այս գրքի դիտումների առավելագույն քանակին.
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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 | |
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
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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