The Emigrant's Guide or Ten Years' Practical Experience In Australia 1845

Rev David MacKenzie, W.S. Orr & Co, London . Author: Rev David MacKenzieBinding: HardbackPublished: W.S. Orr & Co, London , 1845Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy. Fold-out map intact. This early Australian emigration narrative presents a forthright work of practical colonial nonfiction in which the author chronicles a decade of life in the settlements, detailing conditions, opportunities and hardships with the intention of instructing prospective emigrants in the realities awaiting them. It argues for informed preparation, illustrates the social and economic character of the young colonies and offers direct guidance drawn from lived experience rather than promotional optimism.