Peter jerram (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 287 pages. page edge foxed, nice clean copyHumorous heartland stories from two New Zealand country vets. Peter Anderson and Peter Jerram have rounded up a selection of highly entertaining yarns about the animals, and owners, they've come across during their more than thirty years in practice together. Among these hard case and humorous tales are stories of a na rrowly escaped attack from a lame bull, a tough pig hunter who fainted at the si ght of a syringe, a young green vet confronted by a bull with a prolapsed prepuc e, and chasing clients reluctant to cough up. These two Marlborough vets treat b oth large and small animals and Peter Anderson is known locally as the flying ve t, visiting clients in the back country of Marlborough and North Canterbury. The se glimpses into the reality of a rural vet's life are essential reading for ani mal lovers or anyone interested in stories from the heartland of New Zealand.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 239 pages. In April 1968 the New Zealand interisland passenger ferry Wahine, a fast and mod ern ship for its time, hit Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in a cyclone, the worst storm ever recorded in New Zealand's history. Six and a ha lf hours later the ship heeled over and sank, with the eventual loss of fifty-th ree lives. Among the 610 passengers and 125 crew was the Lincoln College cricket team. I was one of that team, and this is our story. Peter Jerram offers a rive ting firsthand account of their experiences on that fateful day - drawn from wri tten and oral testimony of his teammates, crew and rescuers. Jerram also examine s the causes of the disaster and loss of life, finding serious fault with the Co urt of Inquiry into the tragedy. Told for the first time from a survivor's persp ective, The Team That Hit the Rocks is a powerful account of our nation's worst modern maritime disaster and the unbreakable bond formed by those who survived.…