On Zealand's Hills, Where Tigers Steal Along

Who was?

given the seemingly impossible task of mapping Fiordland?
the Premier who retired to England to write poetry, and was friends with Browning and Tennyson?
the early feminist writer who was a Wellington retailer in the 1850s?
the geologist lacking in formal education who rose to become ?a legend in his own lifetime??
accused of indulging in rude romps on the Blue Jacket?

These characters and many more feature in On Zealand?s hills, where tigers steal along. This book brings to life memorable men and women who left the old world to begin a new life in 19th-century New Zealand. Many endured extreme hardship as they struggled with the remoteness of the country, and the difficulties of life in the bush or high country. Overcoming daunting obstacles and striving to keep intellectual pursuits alive, they accepted the challenge to venture among Zealand?s hills, leaving us stories of courage and fortitude...