FAIR WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
THE STORY OF THE HOLM SHIPPING COMPANY

AUTHOR - Allan A. Kirk

PUBLICATION - A.H. & A.W. Reed 1975.

CONDITION - Good second hand, almost no discolouration or foxing except on top of page block. Dustwrapper has some bumping and rubbing mostly on top of corners and spine with no major tears.

PRICE - $28

DESCRIPTION - The little ships of Holm have been familiar visitors to every port in New Zealand ever since 1880, when Swedish-born Ferdinand Holm bought a share in the barque Malay. His grandson Captain John Holm, built up a fleet of ships that traded not only in New Zealand's coastal waters but also across to Australia, to the Pacific Islands and ventured into the Antarctic. This book tells the story, and it is a brave one. The Holms had to face and beat keen competition and economic recessions as well as the built-in hazards of wind and weather.

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