McHardy, Emmet. Blazing the Trail: Letters from the North Solomons

McHardy, Emmet; Duggan, Eileen [editor]. Blazing the Trail: Letters from the North Solomons. Sydney: Right Rev. T. J. Wade, 1935. First Edition. [9299] Red cloth with black titles, light soil/spots, fine joints, no dust jacket, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. 188 clean pp., many b/w plates. Good. Hardcover. Illustrated from photographs taken by Fr. McHardy. With Nihil Obstat & Imprimatur.Emmet Charles McHardy (1904-1933), b. Pihama, Taranaki, New Zealand. As a lad he had a keen interest in the outdoors, photography, and machinery. He studied at the Marist seminary, Mount St. Mary's, at Greenmeadows, and took his first vows in 1923. He was ordained priest in December, 1928, and the following year Fr. McHardy volunteered for Pacific Island missions, and was appointed to the North Solomon Islands. The rugged terrain and seven language groups of the region on the island of Bougainville proved to be a challenge. "Having served just three years as a missionary, McHardy considered himself a 'failur