{"product_id":"crew-culture-new-zealand-seafarers-under-sail-and-steam-by-neill-aitkinson","title":"CREW CULTURE: New Zealand Seafarers Under Sail and Steam by Neill Aitkinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eCREW CULTURE: New Zealand Seafarers Under Sail and Steam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Neill Aitkinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0909010811\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium softcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Te Papa Press 2001, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 215 w x 295 h x 15 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 172\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2505\/0416\/U302\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nNew Zealand's merchant seafarers working in the coastal and international trades during the first 100 years of the country's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring this time, seafarers were among the most important and distinctive groups of Nealand workers. Whether wrestling with canvas high above the deck in a howling gale, or heaving coal in the stifling bowels of a steamship, their strength and skill were indispensable back in the days of sail and steam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning around 1840, when Maori played a prominent part in the coastal trade, the book charts the rise of steamships and their eventual dominance over sail, and closes with the Second World War, by which time New Zealand's domestic shipping industry and the distinctiveness of its workforce were on the wane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images, maps, charts and graphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nNear new with only light shelf wear on covers and page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452165931300,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2209504647.jpg?v=1793320830","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/crew-culture-new-zealand-seafarers-under-sail-and-steam-by-neill-aitkinson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}