From the Toss of a Coin: The Story of Alpheus Hayes & Normanvale South Canterbury by M. ANNA HAYES. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
From the Toss of a Coin: The Story of Alpheus Hayes & Normanvale South Canterbury by M. ANNA HAYES. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
Publisher: Pegasus Press 1978, First Edition.
Very good hardback with jacket, Jacket is rubbed and marked with chipping at edges crease to inside front flap. 160 pages with photos.
The story of Alpheus Hayes and his family who settled in Normanvale, South Canterbury. Includes background on the local history and local notables of the district. Also includes a Hayes family tree. In 1871 a young man from Nova Scotia, visited Scotland to recover his health, tossed a coin to decide if he would return home or try his luck in faraway New Zealand.
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