Reviews

'...The result is an utterly fascinating book that should be regarded as essential reading for anyone interested in the story of Scotland. ... the insights gained from reading this book add a previously unseen dimension to the stories of so many Scots'. Undiscovered Scotland '...this travelogue is a gentle reminder of an age when the other side of the globe was half a year's trek away. ...it's full of detail of travelling under sail. ...Buchanan's comments on his fellow passengers reveal a man with an eye for colour...' The Herald '...his lively and intelligent account of the voyage of the Ganges, with 260 emigrants aboard, was written in the style to which his educated readers were accustomed. ...the rare perspective of a professional jounalist and revealed his intimate understanding of the life of people on board an emigrant passenger ship. ... David Buchanan and Robert M. Grogans have provided us with an interesting and valuable record of the experience of migration in this portrait of everyday life on board an emigrant ship during the age of sail.' The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord '...Robert Grogans has edited, streamlined and modernized the text, providing a short introduction, many useful endnotes, a helpful maritime glossary and a description of sail-handling. ...a useful primary source for migration historians interested in the sea passage itself, and for those seeking first-hand accounts of passenger travel and seafaring in the age of sail'. International Journal of Maritime History 'In this interesting publication Robert Grogans has brought to light a serialised set of newspaper articles by David Buchanan chronicling his sea voyage to New Zealand, originally published in the Glasgow Herald in early 1864. Carefully footnoted and edited for a modern audience, Buchanan's lively account will no doubt be of interest to anyone researching the migration experience in the 1860s. ... A maritime historian would be fascinated by this account. ... Robert Grogans must be congratulated for bringing this very interesting shipboard diary to light and the book should be well utilised by maritime and family historians seeking an insight into the migration voyage in the 1860s.' Review of Scottish Culture