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    Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885
    Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885
    Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885
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    Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885

    By David Hastings

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    Drawing upon more than 80 personal diaries and journals of those on board, this resource explores the rich experience and the trials and tribulations of hopeful Anglo-Celtic pilgrims headed to Australia and New Zealand aboard migrant ships in the late 19th century. From daily routines to matters of food, health, religion, crime, and mutiny, this history unearths the humor, scandal, and personal triumph that defined the nautical pilgrimage of hundreds.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateOct 1, 2013
    ISBN9781775586005
    Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885
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    David Hastings

    David Hastings is a designer and art director who moonlights as drag queen Dottie Salami after the sun sets on Brooklyn. As one half of the borough’s favorite drag duo, The Salami Sisters, he has been featured in Paper Magazine and can be found performing around town in sweaty bars and on festival stages alike, as well as at the sisters’ self-produced show, Meat Sweats.

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