Crew culture
Subtitle: New Zealand seafarers under sail and steam
By: Neill Atkinson.
Publisher: Te Papa Press, Museum of New Zealand
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Wellington [N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Merchant mariners -- New Zealand -- History.; Sailors -- New Zealand -- History.; Seafaring life -- New Zealand -- History.
Description: "This book looks at merchant seafarers employed in both the coastal and international trades during the past 100 years. "They had a vibrant sub-culture, with its own language, songs, rituals and myths, which exerted an influence on the development of male identity in this country". This history begins in the early years of commercial shipping from about 1840, when Maori played a prominent part in the coastal trade, and closes after World War II"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.