Sources and References

The novel draws on extensive historical research and authentic sources from the 1860s Canterbury and West Coast regions of New Zealand.

Primary Sources

  • Dobson, Arthur Dudley. Reminiscences
  • Contemporary newspaper accounts from the Canterbury and West Coast regions
  • Historical records from the Canterbury Association
  • Court records from the Burgess Gang trial

Historical Context

  • Migration records from the SS Sebastopol voyage, 1863
  • Gold rush documentation from the West Coast
  • Surveyor records and maps from the Canterbury Province
  • Records from the Nelson Provincial Museum