The Saltwater Highway : The Story Of Ports & Shipping In New Zealand by Gordon McLauchlan

New Zealand, a country 'rinsed by the sea', has a shipping story to tell as long and convoluted as its coastline. Thoroughly researched, with an eye for a good yarn but also with an acute sense of the shifting social and political changes over the years, McLauchlan tells an informative and engaging tale. Divided into five parts, the book covers the early colonial days, the developing (and still functioning) ports, working on the wharves, port reform and the move, in later years, to containers. The narrative is always lively, picking out the most salient and fascinating elements of what might otherwise be a rambling history of little relevance to today's reader. This 2012 David Bateman Softcover is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9781869538286 SKU: 1579497 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1579497
Location: NZ NF