The Runaway Settlers by Elsie Locke

Based on the story of a real family who leave Australia in 1859, on a ship bound for Lyttelton, New Zealand. Mary Elizabeth Small and her six children escape from an abusive husband and father in Australia and make a new life for themselves in the fledgling colony of Canterbury, New Zealand. Undaunted by poverty and hardship they furnish a tiny bare cottage, make a garden, acquire a boat and raise cattle, which in time they herd through the mountains to sell to gold miners. Includes historical notes.

Publisher:	Puffin Books
Year:	1971
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780140304749
Condition:	Fair
Description:	Cover worn and creased; some pages dog-eared; owner's name in felt pen on first page.

Note: This image is from a stock photo and may differ from the actual cover.

SKU: 1600041
Location: Childrens