Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885Auckland University Press, 2006 - 294 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 51–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
Էջ 64
... night captain , and keep us clear of those islands ' . The captain reassured him , saying they would pass well to the south , but it was a dark , misty night with limited visibility and at 9 p.m. the compass needle began spinning wildly ...
... night captain , and keep us clear of those islands ' . The captain reassured him , saying they would pass well to the south , but it was a dark , misty night with limited visibility and at 9 p.m. the compass needle began spinning wildly ...
Էջ 65
... night air . Then they were going to help Miss Smart , an ' old maid ' of 55 travelling with her 15 - year - old niece , who was sitting on her bunk in a blind panic and crying out , ' O Lord save us , we shall all be drowned ' . in By ...
... night air . Then they were going to help Miss Smart , an ' old maid ' of 55 travelling with her 15 - year - old niece , who was sitting on her bunk in a blind panic and crying out , ' O Lord save us , we shall all be drowned ' . in By ...
Էջ 188
... night or to watch the phosphorus sparkling in the wake of the ship.47 The act of allowing single women fresh air at night seems at this distance a simple , uncomplicated and , above all , reasonable gesture . Yet any move that ...
... night or to watch the phosphorus sparkling in the wake of the ship.47 The act of allowing single women fresh air at night seems at this distance a simple , uncomplicated and , above all , reasonable gesture . Yet any move that ...
Բովանդակություն
A great wrench at the heart | 16 |
The mountains of the sea | 43 |
A time to every purpose | 73 |
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