The Sea-Diaries of Thomas Laws: Travelling between England and New Zealand in 1873 and 1901

by R M Laws, J M Jensen, D G Laws, et al.

On 11 June 1873 Thomas Laws, a carpenter and Methodist lay preacher, together with his wife and two small children boarded the sailing ship Douglas in London. They were emigrating to New Zealand, and they travelled in the cheapest part of the ship. The journey took them round the south of Africa and then east to New Zealand - a non-stop voyage, without sight of land, lasting 108 days. Thomas kept a detailed diary of this and of a return trip in 1901...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 138819225X
• ISBN13: 9781388192259
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Blurb
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"