Retired librarian – “I am really enjoying the book. It is a rattling good yarn even if one is not interested in the family- all that rushing about putting out fires. Very best wishes and congratulations!” EC
UK review – “I’ve just started reading and am already really excited about what I am going to learn from your painstaking researches. The indexes alone are a gold mine of information.” by Rev John C UK
UK reader’s quote – “John’s book provides great insight into the life of a man whose story brings history to life. Samuel’s story is one of everyday life, work and family, yet also enables us also to gain insight into their hopes, dreams and adventures. It is rare thing to learn so much about a family living 150 years…
“I have read to chapter 12 and am very impressed. Samuel was quite an important person among the early settlers.” by DL
“It’s a fun read!” LL
Amazon ***** “John’s book is a fascinating look at an early part of South Australia’s colonial history. The writing style is very accessible. The research on Samuel Carvosso’s family move from Cornwall to South Australia is thorough and interesting. The story is familiar to anyone who has a grasp of South Australian history – the long voyage, the landing, Adelaide’s growth as a middle-class city, the mining adventures and so on. Samuel was a hearty small businessman fully participating in the life of the colony. Samuel was also an enthusiastic Cornish Wesleyan, or Methodist, as were many of the settlers at the time. The book is a nice complement to D. Pike’s seminal work on the early life of the colony, Paradise of Dissent. The book is well worth a read for those interested in early South Australian history.” by Peter Hill (Refer to Amazon Australia)
