TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hastings,David
TI  - Over the mountains of the sea: life on the migrant ships, 1870-1885 
SN  - 9781869403751 (pbk.) :
U1  - 304.893041 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Auckland University Press
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Ocean travel
KW  - History
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (256-288) and index; 1; A great wrench at the heart --; 2; The mountains of the sea --; 3; A time to every purpose --; 4; Enemies easily made --; 5; Disorder, crime and punishment --; 6; Mutinies and Hyde Park meetings --; 7; The virgins' cage --; 8; Birth, death and the doctor --; 9; Land fever --; 10; So here ends my journey; A great wrench at the heart -- The mountains of the sea -- A time to every purpose -- 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 -- Glossary of maritime terms
N2  - "The sea ran mountain high' is a recurring image in shipboard diaries written by people migrating under sail to New Zealand in the late nineteenth century. Every ship encountered terrifying storms in the Southern Ocean and there were also the threats of shipwreck, fire and icebergs: obstacles to overcome and ordeals to endure before migrants could begin their new lives on the far side of the world. Based on the records of 250 voyages and the direct testimony of more than 80 shipboard diaries, Over the Mountains of the Sea recreates what life was like on the migrant ships for ordinary people - the ancestors of many of today's New Zealanders - as they crossed the world. It deals with daily routines, matters of food, health, religion, crime and mutiny; it includes the humour, the scandal, the fights, the tensions of being stuck on a small ship in a huge ocean; it presents sea captains, ships' doctors, the grand and. the lowly, single women confined in the 'virgins' cage' and children travelling to a new world. Over the Mountains of the Sea draws a vivid picture of the 'voyage out' during the crucial Vogel period."--BOOK JACKET
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