The Long Farewell: The Perilous Voyages of Settlers Under Sail in the Great Migrations to Australia by Don Charlwood

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. A few faint marks on foredges. Interior and binding are still very good.

During the 19th century, more than a million people, many of whom had never ventured beyond their homes in Britain, sailed to the new Australian colonies. On their months-long voyage, the emigrants lived in a state of limbo - isolated, belonging neither to the old world nor to the new and living in fear of icebergs, fever and storms.

Drawing upon a wealth of contemporary records, letters, copious illustrations, and more than 100 immigrants' shipboard diaries, Don Charlwood brings to life the experience, the physical dangers, stress, boredom, and personalities of travellers on their way to a new life.

The voyage and the people - The perils - The route - The Ships - Life at home - Departure - Accommodation - Surgeons and health - The diaries - John Fenwick, Fanny Davis, Dr H M Lightoller.