Author: | Paul Moon | ISBN: | 9781742539409 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | January 31, 2014 |
Imprint: | NZ ePenguin | Language: | English |
Author: | Paul Moon |
ISBN: | 9781742539409 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publication: | January 31, 2014 |
Imprint: | NZ ePenguin |
Language: | English |
In The Voyagers, Paul Moon tells dramatic stories of Europeans discovering and exploring New Zealand during the first half of the 1800s. Ocean adventures, cross-country trekking, imperial and spiritual conquests, first contacts with Maori, artists seeking the 'sublime', scientific discovery and commercial pursuits all intertwine to form a fascinating portrait of a land undergoing immense change. The Voyagers is a perceptive and absorbing account of nineteenth-century exploration, and of the very human characters who helped put New Zealand on the map.
In The Voyagers, Paul Moon tells dramatic stories of Europeans discovering and exploring New Zealand during the first half of the 1800s. Ocean adventures, cross-country trekking, imperial and spiritual conquests, first contacts with Maori, artists seeking the 'sublime', scientific discovery and commercial pursuits all intertwine to form a fascinating portrait of a land undergoing immense change. The Voyagers is a perceptive and absorbing account of nineteenth-century exploration, and of the very human characters who helped put New Zealand on the map.