Life and death in the age of sail : the passage to Australia

this Wonderfully Rich And Moving Book Provides New Insight Into The Lives Of Those Who Migrated From The United Kingdom During The Nineteenth Century. Evocatively Describing The Experiences Of Emigrants In Steerage On Their Passage To Australia, And Of Those Charged With Their Care, We Hear From The Migrant's Letters And Diaries As They Write About Everyday Life On Board And Their Hopes For The Future, As They Weep Over Children Buried At Sea. "During the nineteenth century approximately 750,000 government-assisted emigrants crossed the world from the United Kingdom to Australia. They traveled about 15,000 miles, usually without stopping en route, sometimes in cramped conditions, occasionally with over 500 people on board. This book looks at the experience of emigrants in steerage on their passage to Australia, and at those charged with their care." Provides vivid insights into the experience of steerage emigrants leaving Britain for Australia throughout the nineteenth century. This book draws from letters and diaries of passengers, who write movingly about the illness and deaths of their children and tell of coping with everyday life below decks. Provides a new insight into the lives of those who migrated from the United Kingdom during the nineteenth century. We hear from the migrants' letters and diaries as they write about everyday life on board and their hopes for the future, as they weep over children buried at sea Describes the experience of emigrants travelling in steerage from the United Kingdom to Australia, throughout the nineteenth century, through the letters and diaries of those making the 15,000 mile trip.