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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10800682664228 |
| SKU: | A4/2609/UXXX |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1461 (13) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Towns, Cities, Regions, Suburbs |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
GHOST TOWNS OF NEW ZEALAND
by David McGill
DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 058901269X
Format: medium hardcover with dust jacket
Published: AH & AW Reed 1980, reprinted 1983
Size (mm): 190 w x 250 h x 25 d
Pages: 248
SKU: A4/2609/UXXX
ABOUT
Chronicles the rise, decline, and eventual abandonment of once-prosperous pioneering settlements across New Zealand.
Serves as a vital window into New Zealand's colonial and industrial history, shifting focus from early resource rushes to the abandoned structural remains left behind. It captures the human stories and economic factors behind the "pioneering pillage" of natural assets that initially birthed these settlements.
Examines communities built purely around early industries like whaling, gold rushes, kauri timber milling, coal mining, and gum digging.
Features historical sites stretching across both main islands, with deep focus on the gold mining hubs of the South Island and the Coromandel Peninsula.
Illustrated throughout with monochrome images.
Maps on end papers.
CONDITION
Immaculate with only light wear/spine fading on dust jacket, otherwise as new.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce in this condition.
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