Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia Tasmania New Zealand Samoa and Other Pacific Islands eBook Maturin Murray Ballou
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Charmingly written but notably not politically correct in referring to the native populations of the South Seas. An interesting contrast to life in Hawaii as well as Australia and New Zealand today. It's made especially attractive by the price--free on Kindle.Product details
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Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia Tasmania New Zealand Samoa and Other Pacific Islands eBook Maturin Murray Ballou Reviews
Maturin Ballou presents an interesting tome documenting a journey from the US through Hawaii and onwards to the Antipodes - Australia and New Zealand. The description of flora and fauna of the places visited along with a snapshot of what could have been the day to day life in a young continent just colonized and the struggles of men and women presented a great read. The presentation is fairly eloquent and the language looks more of a poem than a heavy book.
The author convers some background of each of the areas visited in terms of their history and slowly leans into describing the present (in most cases, expectancy to find gold mines) and closes with presenting a short opinion on what he believes the future to hold for the people and the region. There is also some notes on the political climate, relationship between neighboring young cities, the government systems, etc.
While it is easy to pass this book off as a journal, there are cases that the author decides to dwell deeper which ends up being part statement of facts, mixed with authors opinion as well as an attempt to fit the storyline into the plot.
While the notes on the aboriginal Hawaiians and Australian aborigines are relatively short, there is a significant portion of the text devoted to the Maoris. The plot also loses steam in between with repetitive section on flora,fauna of each Australian/Tasmanian region visited by the author, only to pick up pace when landing in New Zealand.
I found the title a bit misleading as well, since I do not see the coverage of Samoa or any other Pacific Islands, except a passing mention.
The historic facts covered aren't in depth to call this a good reading of the history however the present (back then) is very well laid out. A read of Alexander Sutherland's History of Australia and New Zealand may serve the reader to better understand the context of this book as well as serving to provide a background. The content and size make this a rather heavy read, making it a bit of a task to finish.
The story is an enjoyable travelogue where part of the pleasure came from the American author's exquisite use of the English language. This book was written over 120 years ago in the 1886–1887 time period. It was fascinating because it gave detailed descriptions of cities and countryside we have visited recently on several cruises of the Pacific Islands, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. His itinerary was nearly identical to that of our modern cruises and it was possible to identify familiar landmarks and cultural behavior we have observed. His travels start in San Francisco where he visits the China Town section and gives a very negative review of the corrupt culture he found thriving there. A steamer then takes him to Hawaii where he tells about many familiar landmarks like Waikiki and Diamond Head and some of the history of the natives that he learned. Here starts a disturbing pattern where he describes how the ancient Hawaiians practiced cannibalism after each of the frequent battles. He reported rampant cannibalism had recently taken place in Samoa, Australia and New Zealand. On modern cruises we had only heard about such practice on the island of Fiji. I was left wondering if a traveler 120 years ago got a history that was less revised for modern tourist consumption. The book goes into great detail in describing the large cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Dunedin, Wellington, and Auckland. He describes the scenes of that day along the major streets that we have also trod in our travels. Some features, like the expansive botanical gardens in Sydney were surprisingly well developed even 120 years ago. While in New Zealand he spends considerable time near Lake Rotorua in the region of geysers and boiling hot springs. He mentions the Whakarewarewa Thermal Village that we visited as tourists in 2009. As would be expected, conditions were more primitive then but the scenes were recognizable. The book would be enjoyable for anyone interested in travel but it could be particularly relevant for people who have already traveled "Under the Southern Cross".
Informative in an old-worldy way. Easy to read and a fascinating account that is amazingly UN-pc in today's world when discussing native populations.
Charmingly written but notably not politically correct in referring to the native populations of the South Seas. An interesting contrast to life in Hawaii as well as Australia and New Zealand today. It's made especially attractive by the price--free on .
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