{"product_id":"ghost-towns-of-new-zealand-by-david-mcgill","title":"GHOST TOWNS OF NEW ZEALAND by David McGill","description":"\u003cp\u003eGHOST TOWNS OF NEW ZEALAND\u003cbr\u003eby David McGill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 058901269X\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: AH \u0026amp; AW Reed 1980, reprinted 1983\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 190 w x 250 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 248\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eChronicles the rise, decline, and eventual abandonment of once-prosperous pioneering settlements across New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamines communities built purely around early industries like whaling, gold rushes, kauri timber milling, coal mining, and gum digging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures historical sites stretching across both main islands, with deep focus on the gold mining hubs of the South Island and the Coromandel Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003cbr\u003eMaps on end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with only light wear\/spine fading on dust jacket, otherwise as new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce in this condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56241045504292,"sku":"A4\/2609\/UXXX","price":44.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3923900706575745696.jpg?v=1789029403","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/ghost-towns-of-new-zealand-by-david-mcgill","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}