Title: The summer ships
Description: This book tells the story of the way 'Canterbury' came into being in the first two vital years of its history. Its focus is the people who turned swampland into farms and towns and the immigrant life common to much of mid-19th century New Zealand.
Subjects: Genealogy, Association for Founding the Settlement of Canterbury in New Zealand, Emigration and immigration, Pioneers, Passenger ships, History, Canterbury Association
Places: Canterbury, Canterbury (N.Z.), New Zealand
Time periods: 19th century