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Caught Mapping: The Life and Times of New Zealand's Early Surveyors by Janet Holm
$55.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Walking the length and breadth of New Zealand with no maps (they were creating them), in dense bush and extreme weather, sheltered only by heavy canvas (no synthetics then!), the surveyors did more than any others to shape the future of New Zealand. Historian Janet Holm reveals how they ven ...Show more
Nothing But Grass and Wind: The Rutherfords of Canterbury by Janet Holm
$45.00 NZD
Category: North & Mid Canterbury | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. A hundred years ago the Rutherfords were a Canterbury dynasty, the seven sons of poor Scottish migrants having acquired huge tracts of land. By hard work and astute dealings they, like others nearby, earned the name
On Zealand's Hills, Where Tigers Steal Along by Janet Holm
$45.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Reading Level: very good
This book brings to life memorable men and women who left the old world to begin a new life in 19th century New Zealand. Many endured extreme hardship as they struggled with the remoteness of the country, and the difficulties of life in the bush or high country. Overcoming daunting obstacles and strivin ...Show more
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