THE JOURNAL OF HARRY HASTINGS, ALBANY SETTLER - Rev. John Ayliff

Grocott & Sherry, 1963

Hardcover without dustjacket.  The boards show some wear and rubbing and the spine is slightly sunned although the gilt titling is still bright and visible. Some very mild age toning to the edges. Otherwise a nice copy of this book. 

A narrative mostly in diary form of the experiences of a typical young British settler of 1820 covering the 4-month voyage from England, the trek to the settlement near Bathurst and the difficult months that followed. "Harry Hastings", regarded as the alter ego of John Ayliff, typifies the 'rooinek' transferred from Whitechapel to the Zuurveld (Albany District). Map showing distribution of settler parties.

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