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Against the Wind

其他書名	The Story of the New Zealand Seamen's Union
出版	New Zealand Seamen's Union, 1968
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5dIpAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"A large and important slab of New Zealand history is told here from a new angle. The maritime industry, on which our island nation has always been vitally dependent, is seen from the point of view of the men working on the decks and down in the stockholds of our ships. The story of their industrial organisation is a saga of struggle. Just as they have struggled often enough against the elements for survival, they have also had to struggle against the shipowners for every improvement in wages and conditions. The tough and colourful figures who have led the Seamen's Union in these struggles, -- Millar, Belcher, Young, Walsh -- have all been significant figures in New Zealand politics. Besides giving a frank account of the little-known parts played by these men in our nation's history, the book gives revealing glimpses of Premiers Seddon, Massey, Fraser and Holyoake in the unguarded moments of power."--Back cover