A Labyrinth of Waterways Second Edition.
(by W Frank Ponder)
- 1986 edition. 168 pages
- Publisher. Wenlock House
- Hardcover. D/j. Large. Photos. Index
- Condition. Very good. Some fading on d/j
The Forgotten Story of the Marlborough Sounds
Isolated for 100 years, Marlborough Sounds settlers lived off the land and thesea, becoming part farmers, hunters, fishermen, boatbuilders and foresters.
Isolated for 100 years, Marlborough Sounds settlers lived, through the first settlers' family, portrays their unique lifestyle, their journey from England to Nelson in 1841 - 42 and their final settlement in an isolated Pelorus Sounds uninhabitd by Maori at the time.
The story encompasses Maori legend, the whaling era, gold fever, logging and timber milling and the prolific bird and wildlife.
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