Horncastle’s Hero or Hell Raiser. Graeme Horncastle

Graeme Horncastle has launched his second book, Horncastle’s Hero or Hell Raiser and the extraordinary life of his grandfather "Old Charlie" Jacobsen.
Rich in New Zealand history, Hero or Hell Raiser is a riveting read about Charlie’s life of  adventure and mayhem as a gold miner, fisherman and launch master spanning from 1880 to 1960. Life was hard in those days, particularly where Charlie lived in remote parts of the West Coast and Marlborough Sounds.
“Charlie died in 1960 when I was eight. The story I tell is from his notes and family recollections. History would be dull and boring without pioneers and explorers, and people who wanted the best out of life and managed to get the worst dealt to them. It's all there,” says Graeme.