Clark Kiwi Clan
CLARK KIWI CLAN tells the true story of Captain Hugh Clark, who left Greenock, Scotland as a cabin boy in 1829, and became a Master Mariner sailing the Pacific Ocean between Australia, America and New Zealand; transporting gold miners, militia, and Aborigines. His skill outran hurricanes, his stamina survived shipwrecks, and four brave Maori women saved him from drowning. Told using historical documents, family photos and contemporary illustrations, the reader is immersed into the real world of the early pioneers. The Sea is a harsh mistress, and although Captain Hugh sailed many sunny days, he finally felt the full fury of her tempest. His tragic death left three young orphans struggling to build early New Zealand, and fighting in the savage Maori Wars, where you might become the enemy's lunch. Arriving from Scotland, Elizabeth Brownlie Clark found herself in the middle of a battle. Her mother sat on their suitcase in the middle of the beach at Tauranga and wept, lamenting that the ferocious tattooed Maori warriors leaping nearby made "this place much worse than America and the Red Indians!" This is not a novel. Available on Amazon.com