My next book is now available on the ship Brother's Pride and the barque Bahia which both shipped immigrants to New Zealand. It is available on Amazon UK and USA, but the cheapest way for New Zealanders to by it is on Trade Me but I am selling out of my last couple of copies so please be quick! Please just go to Trade Me and type in "Brother's Pride" and it should come up! The Brother's Pride voyage has to be one of the most interesting journey's I've written about so far. Please buy my book so I can continue writing and producing more books! A great Christmas present for the Dad or Grandad who has everything! :-)
In Sickness and In Health: Brother's Pride and Bahia.
Two Ships. Two Fates. One Arrival Date. Lyttelton Heads, 1863.
"On 7 December 1863, two ships arrived at the Lyttelton Heads with very
different stories of their journey from England. The Bahia quickly sailed into port, while the Brother’s
Pride was ordered to raise the yellow flag and go into quarantine. One ship had healthy passengers
while the other had endured 46 deaths due to illness, setting an unenviable
record at the port of Lyttelton.
Using historic archives, passenger lists, passenger biographies and the
official enquiry into the Brother’s Pride
tragedy, this book is a great read for those with ancestors on the ship and
those interested in early New Zealand history."
