Listen "John McCrystal - Singing the Trail"
Episode Synopsis
John McCrystal tells the story of New Zealand through maps and the explorers who made them.
From early Maori and European voyagers, to settlers, surveyors and soldiers, John’s book, 'Singing the Trail', unearths little-known and fascinating histories of this country contained in beautiful and extraordinary maps.
John was speaking to Mike White at the 2021 Marlborough Book Festival.
From early Maori and European voyagers, to settlers, surveyors and soldiers, John’s book, 'Singing the Trail', unearths little-known and fascinating histories of this country contained in beautiful and extraordinary maps.
John was speaking to Mike White at the 2021 Marlborough Book Festival.
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