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Pushing his luck : report of the expedition and death of Henry Whitcombe, by Jakob Lauper / a new translation and commentary by Hilary Low.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury University Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: 142 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1877257885
  • 9781877257889
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 993.02 22
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- ch. 1. The lie of the land -- ch. 2. 'Mr Wit' and 'Swiss Jacob' -- ch. 3. Detailed report of the expedition and death of Mr Whitcombe, by Jakob Lauper : a new translation -- ch. 4. The aftermath -- ch. 5. Grappling with the mountain spirits -- Appendix: Notes on the text -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Henry Whitcombe led an expedition to find a route through the Southern Alps of New Zealand; he drowned attempting to cross the flooded Taramakau river. Hilary Low presents for the first time an accurate translation of Lauper's eye-witness account, and comments on the significance of the new information it has brought to light.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- ch. 1. The lie of the land -- ch. 2. 'Mr Wit' and 'Swiss Jacob' -- ch. 3. Detailed report of the expedition and death of Mr Whitcombe, by Jakob Lauper : a new translation -- ch. 4. The aftermath -- ch. 5. Grappling with the mountain spirits -- Appendix: Notes on the text -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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