Fiordland. By Jack McClenaghan - (1966) hardback 1st edition

Fiordland. By Jack McClenaghan

(1966) Hardback 1st edition, near fine condition, dust jacket scuffed, rubbed, chipped, and closed tears to edges Publisher: Reed (A.H.& A.W.)

The "EMPTY QUARTER" of New Zealand's South Island is down in the south-west - a rugged, inhospitable country of high rainfall, inaccessible peaks and valleys, deep forest-and, of surpassing grandeur and beauty. No rich farmlands here for pioneers to cultivate. But men have come here for gold and sealskins to harvest succulent whitebait, to hunt wapiti and red deer, to re-discover birds long believed extinct, to revel in superb scenery, and, latterly to harness lakes and rivers for hydro-electric power. Among these men have been many a rare character: Wildlife guardians, explorers, hermits, fishermen. And many notable events that have happened aling the lonely coasts and in its empty hinderland-shipwrecks, mysterious disappearances, settlements that failed and are forgotten; and queer stories, still persistent, of a "lost tribe" of Maoris, is still living furtively in the forests. Of all these things Jack Mcclenaghan writes, and writes vividly. Journalist and novelist, he has for years spent all his leisure in deep Fiordland, hunting, fishing, and exploring. A true man of Southland, he has an unequalled knowledge of Fiordland's

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