Southward Ho! The Deborah in Quest of a New Edinburgh

Stock Code:
BAE0880
Price:
$40.00

Description

Southward Ho! The Deborah in Quest of a New Edinburgh 1844 by Sheila Natusch. 'Southward Ho! is not meant to be a detailed history of the sale and development of the Otago block (a matter exhaustively dealt with elsewhere); it is simply an account of the Deborah and her coastal "knocking about" (Tuckett's phrase), the people on board, and the sights they saw - a glimpse of life along the east coast of the Middle Island in 1844. The armchair passenger can enjoy all the perils of a voyage among the rocks and shoals of human idiosyncrasy as well as those of a then relatively unknown seaboard. The reader will make, or renew, the acquantance of such persons as Captain Wing and his wife Lucy; the missionaries Watkin, Creed and Wohlers; the touchy surveyor Tuckett and his bemused and long suffering Maori companions; the fastidious government official Symonds, sent down to see fair play; the chiefs Tuhawaiki and "Tyroar" - and, dominating all, the impersonal sea.' The dust jacket has light general wear but the book remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Natusch, Sheila
  • Book Condition:
    Good
  • Publisher:
    Craig Printing Co. Ltd, Invercargill
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    Xb3
  • ISBN:
    0908629168
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    150
  • Publish Date:
    1985
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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