Kennedy''s Colonial Travel A Narrative of a Four Years Tour Through Australia, New Zealand,

Published in 1876, this vivid, action-packed account describes the experiences of David Kennedy Jr (1849-85) as he toured the world with his musician father and family choir between 1872 and 1876 performing 'The Songs of Scotland'. Kennedy travelled through 'nearly every town and village in Australia, New Zealand and Canada', and over a three-year period wrote articles recording his impressions for publication in Edinburgh newspapers; this book is an edited and expanded compilation of those pieces. Kennedy describes places and events including Sydney Harbour, floods in Melbourne, the New Zealand volcanic country, a violent storm at sea, the cosmopolitan, frenetic atmosphere of San Francisco, the American trans-continental railway and a Canadian snowstorm. His closely observed vignettes of local society are particularly fine, and depict entertainments and pastimes, education and worship, and indigenous traditions as well as individuals such as innkeepers, stage-coach drivers, travellers, miners, and particularly his fellow Scots.

Riassunto

This 1876 publication, based on a series of his earlier newspaper articles by David Kennedy Jr (1849–85), is a vivid, action-packed account of a tour of Australia, New Zealand and North America between 1872 and 1876. Kennedy provides fascinating descriptions of sights and experiences from Queensland to Quebec.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Kennedy Jr, David Kennedy, Jr Kennedy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 08.11.2011
• Categoria: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9781108039918
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03991-8
• Numero di pagine: 454
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Categorie: Canada, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Australia, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, TRAVEL / Canada / General, New Zealand, Classic Travel Writing, New Zealand / Aotearoa