Letters to Emma tells one story of how New Zealand was built in the later years of the nineteenth century. This is a personal history, told through the correspondence of the Sumpters, a leading Oamaru family.
A personal history of early New Zealand, through the correspondence of a leading Oamaru family.
The ‘black 1880s’ were a hard time for many in New Zealand, and this was felt across society — for young men struggling to establish themselves and ‘patriarchs’ alike.
A personal history of early New Zealand, told through the correspondence of a leading Oamaru family.
A personal history of early New Zealand, told through the correspondence of a leading Oamaru family.
The ‘black 1880s’ were a hard time for many in New Zealand, and this was felt across society — for young men struggling to establish themselves and ‘patriarchs’ alike.
