SWAMP PRESS
The Swamp Press Aotearoa is a small family-based publishing house perched on the edge of a protected wetland in Golden Bay, New Zealand
Reprinted by popular demand and for sale here
Kahurangi Calling
Stories from the back country of Northwest Nelson
KAHURANGI CALLING
Stories from the backcountry of Northwest Nelson
This is the first book of the Kahurangi trilogy, reprinted by popular demand.
Kahurangi National Park gathers in a huge area of wilderness in the northwest corner of the South Island, stretching west from Nelson in a maze of forested mountains and valleys to the rugged and wild West Coast, and from Golden Bay south to Karamea. An area of astonishing ecological complexity, this landscape has generated a wonderfully rich and colourful human history. Golden Bay author Gerard Hindmarsh has been collecting stories from Kahurangi for well over 20 years, and this book weaves the best of them into a compelling blend of natural and social history. Kahurangi Calling dscribes many of the geological,botanical and ecological treasures that are found in Kahurangi and tells the stories of the fascinating characters who have travelled and lived here: explorers, miners, graziers, eelers, hermits, trampers and other adventurers. Kahurangi Calling is a highly readable and engaging book about a remarkable corner of New Zealand, written by a local with a love of the area and a nose for a good story.
