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Far Off in Sunlit Places
Jim Hewitson
其他書名
Stories of the Scots in Australia and New Zealand
出版Canongate Books, 1998
主題Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN08624177599780862417758
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EG7jAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋From 1730 on, canny Scots have been curious about the lands 'down under'. Scotsmen and women were prominent in Australia and New Zealand from the beginning and have been arriving ever since, playing a vital role at every level in the life and society of both countries. Jim Hewitson creates portraits of a gallery of Scots immigrants from 1788 up to World War 2, telling stories of determination, of quiet bravery, of bold enterprise and of homesickness. Focussing on themes such as emigration, arrival, exploration, farming and relations with indigenous people, this is a collection of colourful anecdotes, remarkable family histories and tales of fortune and misfortune.