{"product_id":"a-woman-on-the-goldfields-paperback-2","title":"A woman on the goldfields - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Duyker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first publication of the lively recollections of Emily Skinner, immigrant and miner's wife on the Ovens and Buckland goldfields. Emily Skinner, vibrant, observant, eternally young-at-heart, emigrated from Britain to Australia in 1854. Not only did she keep a ship-board journal, she later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a miner's wife. Here, published for the first time, is Emily's account of a voyage half-way around the word to marry her sweetheart. She evokes wild storms, sea sickness, the malaise and boredom, the gossip and intrigue. Her impressions of the young town of Melbourne follow, as well as her recollections of what is now the town of Beechworth and the surrounding goldfields. Emily reaches across the years with her vivid descriptions contrasting the realities in her workday life-cooking, washing, childminding-with the wild dreams and aspirations of the miners. This personable account speaks to every reader as a refreshing and energetic story of a pioneering life which was tough and rigorous but always embraced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Duyker is a full-time writer and historian. His books include\u003ci\u003e Tribal Guerrillas, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dutch in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Officer of the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Tasmania\u003c\/i\u003e. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDaniel Solander: Collected Correspondence \u003c\/i\u003e1753-1782.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48707160801529,"sku":"9780522846522","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ut29Aw5i2x9780522846522_1b185a14-1cf3-4224-888b-10cec8e0ccbe.webp?v=1784891527","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-woman-on-the-goldfields-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}