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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... recorded at a number of royal commissions, inquiries and court cases that arose from events on the voyage. And, above all, there were the shipboard diaries. Despite this wealth of documentation, successive generations of historians have ...
... recorded at a number of royal commissions, inquiries and court cases that arose from events on the voyage. And, above all, there were the shipboard diaries. Despite this wealth of documentation, successive generations of historians have ...
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... recorded the minute details of their existence from the moment they joined the ship in Britain to the moment they found work in New Zealand. Competition was stiff for the right people. Everyone wanted those who knew how to work the land ...
... recorded the minute details of their existence from the moment they joined the ship in Britain to the moment they found work in New Zealand. Competition was stiff for the right people. Everyone wanted those who knew how to work the land ...
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... recorded the moment in his diary: 'The parting was sad and sorry between Maggie and her mother and sister. However it is all over now and Good bye to everybody and God bless everybody.'11 Emilie Letts did not feel the great wrench until ...
... recorded the moment in his diary: 'The parting was sad and sorry between Maggie and her mother and sister. However it is all over now and Good bye to everybody and God bless everybody.'11 Emilie Letts did not feel the great wrench until ...
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... recorded in words and pictures by Bertha and Mary 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 ...
... recorded in words and pictures by Bertha and Mary 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 ...
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... recorded how the captain declared her to be a marvel and said that she quite put the gentlemen to shame.63 One gentleman who would not be shamed was William Heginbotham on the Eastminster, who had a hearty laugh at the ludicrous scenes ...
... recorded how the captain declared her to be a marvel and said that she quite put the gentlemen to shame.63 One gentleman who would not be shamed was William Heginbotham on the Eastminster, who had a hearty laugh at the ludicrous scenes ...
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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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