Overview

A BOOK FOR ALL NEW ZEALANDERS WHO FEEL CONNECTED TO THE SEA. This year New Zealands National Maritime Museum will be in the thick of the action when the Americas Cup defence comes to Auckland. This beautiful book, photographed by Jane Ussher, surveys its collection and explores New Zealandmaritime history through 100 fascinating and wide-ranging objects. From shipbuilding tools and Peter Blakes first trophy, to menu cards from the glory days of ocean liners and exquisite model ships, its the perfect book for all who love the sea, boats and ships, and all else that sails on the water.

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Author:   Frances Walsh
Publisher:   Massey University Press
Imprint:   Massey University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.500kg
ISBN:  

9780995131873

ISBN 10:   0995131872
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   26 November 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION —01 THE PROW —02 FISHING GEAR —03 GLOBAL IMPERIAL EXCHANGE IN THE HOKIANGA —04 MODEL PRISONERS —05 THOU VAIN TOY —06 THE WRECK OF HMS ORPHEUS —07 SEEING DEAD PEOPLE —08 TOUGH MEN, DELICATE WORK —09 HANDS ACROSS THE WATER —10 THE HANDSOME FACE AND THE UGLY TRADE OF WILLIAM MANSON —1 1 A SEXTANT FOR A SOUTHPAW —12 TOOT TOOT —13 TAKING THE LEAF —14 A DEVICE FOR REMOVING WATER —15 CAPTAIN ROSS HAS A DUST-UP WITH THE REGATTA COMMITTEE —16 TEETH WORK —17 GEORGE QUICK’ S EAGLE —18 51 °S —19 NO NEED FOR RUBBERNECKING ON PS WAKATERE —20 FRANCES SHAKESPEAR: CI T IZEN SCIENTIST —21 SHACKLETON, SCAMP, AND FRI ENDS —22 WHAT’ S FOR TEA? —23 THE ART OF THE OVERLAP —24 THE LI FE AND TIMES OF PERU —25 ON MAGISTERIAL SERVICE —26 THE MUSICAL ARCHITECT OF 99 QUAY STREET —27 A GULF ADVENTURE —28 FROM ŌTĀKARO TO THE WESTERN FRONT —29 HUNGER, ESPIONAGE, AND REGRET —30 I WISH TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU —31 LEAVE IN A LAUNCH WHICH IS NICE AND HANDY —32 EIGHT-TEN IN THE DANGER ZONE —33 VISITORS FROM JAPAN —34 MUSSEL DREDGING ON THE ROTORUA LAKES —35 ALL YOUR CORDAGE NEEDS —36 PADDLE POWER —37 CAPTAIN GASH AND THE FLYING MACHINE —38 THE SHIP BEAUTI FUL —39 THE CHRONICLER OF PALLISER BAY —40 ORPHEUS BEAUMONT: LIFE SAVER —41 A STEAM-POWERED FLOATING CRANE —42 NEVERTHELESS, SHE PERSISTED —43 THE MAIL MUST GET THROUGH, OR, POORLY AND FORLORN OF HERNE BAY —44 TWO PASSENGERS , 5000 DEAD SHEEP —45 NIGHT L IGHTS —46 CONNECTING RODS BALANCED WITHIN THE WEIGHT OF A CIGARETTE PAPER —47 THE NOAH’S ARK OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND —48 ROUSE —49 JOAN BREAKS OUT THE POI ON RMS NIAGARA —50 THIRTY-SIX B ISCUITS IN A TIN —51 A MERCHANT SEAMAN AND A PRIZE OF WAR WINDJAMMER —52 CONSIDER THE BLUFFIE —53 HARRY H IGHET’S DESIGN CLASSIC —54 NUMBER 1924: STOOD LOYAL RIGHT THROUGH —55 CROSSING THE LINE —56 SCALING DOWN —57 SHALL WE DANCE? —58 HOW TO BUILD A WOODEN BOAT —59 A PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ISAAC NEWTON’ S THIRD LAW OF MOTION —60 A WHALER CHANNELS DEAN MARTIN —61 SISTERLY BOAT BOTHERING I N ŌPUA —62 THE ENTIRE JOB IS HAND MADE —63 CANOES OF OCEANIA —64 THERE SHE BLOWS —65 EXIT THROUGH THE COCKTAIL BAR —66 TEMPTATIONS FROM THE SOUTHERN OCTOPUS —67 A MODERNIST GETS SPIRITUAL ON BEHALF OF A SAILORS’ SOCIETY —68 FROM THE JAWS OF A WHALE TO THE TORSO OF A SWEETHEART —69 THE DAY WAHINE SANK —70 FOOTBALL: A DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITY —71 FUNNEL SPOTTING —72 FROM MODEST BEGINNINGS —73 THE DOG —74 AN ODE TO THE COMPOUND DIAGONAL ENGINE —75 A CUNNING PLAN —76 THE MENU MAN —77 HEAVENLY OBJECTS IN A BOX —78 IN THE NAVY —79 THE EGALITARIAN PAPER TIGER —80 A BRIGANTINE-RIGGED COASTAL TRADER —81 POLICE EXHIBIT 1490 —82 A BALANCING ACT —83 THE WORLD-CHANGING RAINBOW WARRIOR —84 THE CULT OF THE SEAGULL —85 SAVED BY A BEER, OR TWO —86 RINGS I N THEI R EARS —87 KO NGĀ TAI E PARI ANA: THE FLOWING TIDES —88 THE WORKER —89 THE CLASS OF THE FIJIAN DRUA —90 FLY MY PRETTIES —91 VARIATIONS ON NOAH’ S ARK —92 FEELING SWELL —93 THE SEAHORSE —94 TO THE KERMADECS —95 SAILORS’ TATTOOS: A PRIMER —96 ON THE WATERFRONT —97 LET’S GO SURFING NOW —98 KIA U, KIA MAU —99 A FLOATING PRISON —100 LOOKING TO THE HORIZON —101 SMALL SHIP, B IG WAKE —102 THE MANA OF THE ALBATROSS GLOSSARY OF TE REO MĀORI GLOSSARY OF MARI T IME TERMS FURTHER READING ABOUT THE WRITER AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INDEX

Reviews

Written with great style and rigour. * New Zealand Listener * The design of this book is gorgeous: splashes on safety orange and sea-blue, steady lines to keep the eye on the horizon, words stacked like masts or fanned like galleon sails. Riches are laid out amid typefaces reminiscent of ancient voyages and maps, or clean, crisp and shipshape. And such pearls! ... It’s a stunning collection of 102 witty and compelling stories — a real treasure trove. * Art News NZ * Like the best of museums, it contains a wealth of treasures to surprise and delight, to be revisited multiple times, and inspire the reader to their own journeys of further exploration. -- Sarah Ell * Kete *

Author Information

Frances Walsh is an award-winning writer, editor and researcher who has had a long career in journalism, including writing for many of New Zealand’s leading magazines. For several years she was Books and Arts Editor at Metro magazine. Her social history Inside Stories: A History of the New Zealand Housewife 1890–1975 was published in 2011. She has also worked as a trade unionist and as a teacher. She currently works as the in-house writer for the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa.

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