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A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement | SAMUEL BUTLER
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On the verge of entering the Anglican clergy, Samuel Butler experienced a sudden change of heart and instead decided to set sail for New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm. Butler chronicles his rocky start as a rancher -- and his opinions on a wide variety of current events and controversies -- in this engaging series of letters to his family.
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I was checking out my family tree on Ancestry (its been years since i worked on it!) and got excited when i found records for one of the ships my ancestors came to NZ on - the Roman Emperor in 1860. When i googled that i found one of the men onboard was Samuel Butler who wrote this book. So i get to read a few chapters about what the crossing was like for them! Thank you internet, youve been very helpful today ☺️

Aimeesue Shark! 🦈 2mo
Centique @Aimeesue theres a shark ahead somewhere! 2mo
CarolynM How wonderful! Family history research can throw up some great stories🙂 2mo
Reggie This is awesome. 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly Wow, how cool that someone wrote a book about the same ship your ancestors arrived on! 2mo
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