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This is an auction for FAR OFF IN SUNLIT PLACES: STORIES OF THE SCOTS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND by Jim Hewitson.
"In the past decade interest in genealogy and the study of the Scots influences throughout the world, both fuelled by the internet, has increased dramatically. This fascination with family history has brought to the surface thousands upon thousands of stories of Scots setting of for new lives on the other side of the world. In this book Jim Hewitson unearths tales of freedom fighters, politicians, prisoners, explorers, doctors, lawyers which give a vivid picture of the breadth and depth of the Scottish contribution to the shaping of the English-speaking world. Rather than genealogical surveys this book is filled with colourful anecdotes, remarkable family stories and hundreds of wonderful photographs. Most remarkable are the stories of the ordinary Scots, farmhands, carpenters, Highlanders, Lowlanders - brave, resilient families who left their home turf, often unwillingly, to cross oceans, deserts, mountains and swamps to build lives for themselves and their families in the New World. This book celebrates the Scottish emigrant in Australasia - almost certainly you have such a pioneer in your own family."
Large format (trade) paperback 1998.
308 pages.
Photographs throughout.
Very good condition.
The cost of shipping is $4.95 (ordinary post) or $5.95 (tracked mail). If you are on rural delivery and want tracked mail, the shipping cost will be $8.95.
There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Wellington following the auction.
Payment within seven days, please.
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Shipping & pick-up options
Destination & description | Price | |
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NZ Post or courier | $4.95 | |
tracked mail | $5.95 | |
tracked mail for Rural Delivery (RD) | $8.95 | |
Pick-up available from Palmerston North, Manawatu | Free |
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Pay Now, Cash, NZ Bank Deposit