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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... turned out, they were blowing pretty strongly in Vogel's favour. The bill was passed, albeit with a lower borrowing ... turning point: 'A social revolution may be dated from the day on which the “large measures” referred to by His ...
... turned out, they were blowing pretty strongly in Vogel's favour. The bill was passed, albeit with a lower borrowing ... turning point: 'A social revolution may be dated from the day on which the “large measures” referred to by His ...
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... turned out to be a character invented by Munro presumably for literary effect and to hide the more prosaic qualities of the real skipper, a former ship's carpenter called Kerr. The low point of Kerr's career came three years after ...
... turned out to be a character invented by Munro presumably for literary effect and to hide the more prosaic qualities of the real skipper, a former ship's carpenter called Kerr. The low point of Kerr's career came three years after ...
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... turned the main deck into something like an open-air market on a busy day. This impression was reinforced by the presence of livestock such as sheep, pigs and poultry, penned on board to provide fresh meat for trade.28 the captain and ...
... turned the main deck into something like an open-air market on a busy day. This impression was reinforced by the presence of livestock such as sheep, pigs and poultry, penned on board to provide fresh meat for trade.28 the captain and ...
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... turning a quick profit than giving value for money. Enis Priestly reckoned a group of outfitters on the Ben Nevis were charging double what their wares would cost on shore. Foolishly he bought a knife and fork from them which he judged ...
... turning a quick profit than giving value for money. Enis Priestly reckoned a group of outfitters on the Ben Nevis were charging double what their wares would cost on shore. Foolishly he bought a knife and fork from them which he judged ...
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... turned the final medical examination into something less daunting than many migrants imagined and less effective in fighting shipboard disease than it was supposed to be. Only when the examination was over could the passengers begin to ...
... turned the final medical examination into something less daunting than many migrants imagined and less effective in fighting shipboard disease than it was supposed to be. Only when the examination was over could the passengers begin to ...
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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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