Life and Death in the Age of Sail: The passage to Australia

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This landmark book was shortlisted for the 2004 NSW Premier's History Awards. The author will be a guest at the Adelaide Writers Festival in March, 2006. This book provides vivid insights into the experience of steerage emigrants leaving Britain for Australia throughout the nineteenth century. It 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.

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"'Superbly detailed and beautifully written.' - Australian Family Tree Connections 'This book...contains exquisite material and Haines is to be thanked for digging it out and bringing it to us.' - Sydney Morning Herald 'A powerful, authoritative, superbly researched and highly readable work that will be valued by anyone with an interest in the European peopling of Australia.' - Health and History 'Life and Death in the Age of Sail takes to the waves with gusto, allowing the more robust emigrants to tell their tale.' - Australian Historical Studies 'A compelling book that challenges assumptions.' - The Age 'Haines draws on a wealth of material... the scope of this book extends beyond the sphere of maritime or medical history.' - JAS Review of Books"