Author(s): Helen Beaglehole

Aotearoa New Zealand Non-Fiction | History

The many coves of the Marlborough Sounds are some of the most beautiful places in New Zealand. History has played out here in complex ways - Maori and Pakeha, land and sea, boom and bust, locals and tourists. It's a glorious but challenging environment and generations of farmers, miners and tourism operators have faced obstacles that range from the merely difficult to the nearly impossible. All this is brought together in this wide-ranging and richly illustrated account of the settlement of the Sounds and its resourceful and resilient people.

Contents: "Introduction 6. Maps of the Marlborough Sounds 11. 1. Settling the Land 18. 2. New Arrivals 40. 3. New Agriculture 76. 4. Whales, Minerals and Fish 124. 5. Visitors by the Boatload 160. 6. Moving Goods and Connecting People 194. 7. Carving Out New Lives 236. 8. Depression, War and Making a Living 286.9. Towards the New Century 334. 10. New Directions 378. Appendices 395. Notes 404. Select Bibliography 472. Acknowledgements 490. About the Author 492. Index 493"

Author Biography: Helen Beaglehole is a writer, editor and historian who has spent many years sailing and exploring in the Marlborough Sounds. She has written books for children and adults and has contributed to the New Zealand Dictionary of National Biography and Te Ara, New Zealand's online encyclopedia. She lives in Wellington.