Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885Drawing 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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This seemed to bring comfort to Letts and , no doubt , to many others . But the Lord did not always deliver humble migrants from their distresses . Seven years before the sermon on the Hermione , the Dunedin had been battling a gale ...
This seemed to bring comfort to Letts and , no doubt , to many others . But the Lord did not always deliver humble migrants from their distresses . Seven years before the sermon on the Hermione , the Dunedin had been battling a gale ...
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Whether as participants or mere spectators , everyone , no matter what class or gender , seemed to enjoy this activity . In 1883 the sailors on the Hermione speared a porpoise , which they then cooked .
Whether as participants or mere spectators , everyone , no matter what class or gender , seemed to enjoy this activity . In 1883 the sailors on the Hermione speared a porpoise , which they then cooked .
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20 The proximity of land only increased the longing to go ashore . But as a hostage to the winds and tides , a square - rigged sailing ship could take days to cover the last few miles of a voyage . Just as some ships seemed to struggle ...
20 The proximity of land only increased the longing to go ashore . But as a hostage to the winds and tides , a square - rigged sailing ship could take days to cover the last few miles of a voyage . Just as some ships seemed to struggle ...
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| Վերնագիր | Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 |
| Հեղինակ | David Hastings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Հրատարակիչ | Auckland University Press, 2006 |
| Original from | Միչիգանի համալսարան |
| Digitized | 12 Սեպտեմբեր 2008 |
| ISBN | 1869403754, 9781869403751 |
| Length | 294 էջ |
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