Over the Gentle Annie

Résumé du livre

"More than two decades of research by an ex-Rangitikei woman has culminated in a historic tribute about the early settlers and the farming history of the Central North Island. Wendy Campbell, who now lives in Hawke's Bay, grew up in Inland Patea, where her parents worked on the Springvale and Ohinewairua Stations and was always fascinated by those who had come before her. Over the last 20 years, she has collected information and stories in the hope that one day she could make a book about the region's farming history. She approached Hawkes Bay author Michael Fowler in 2018 to see if he was willing to write the book, and carefully they crafted together all the stories Campbell had collected over that time. She collaborated with Fowler and together they have spent the last three years crafting the book. Campbell said it is basically three books in one, with the first part covering the early history of the Birch brothers, Azim and William, and their journeys from Hawke's Bay over the Gentle Annie into the Inland Patea area. The second part of the book talks about the progression of the region from 1920 to 2020. The third part of the book talks about 'Neighbours across the river', those living on the other side of the Rangitikei River."--