{"product_id":"macetown-the-story-of-a-fascinating-gold-mining-town-by-eileen-beaton","title":"MACETOWN: The Story of a Fascinating Gold-Mining Town by Eileen Beaton","description":"\u003cp\u003eMACETOWN: The Story of a Fascinating Gold-Mining Town\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eby Eileen Beaton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 090856547X\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small softcover, stapled\u003cbr\u003ePublished: John McIndoe 1971, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 140 w x 215 h x 7 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 62\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5L\/2606\/0365\/U414\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eChronicles the rise and fall of one of the country's most isolated goldfields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacetown is the story of one of New Zealand's gold mining ghost towns, as told through the stories of the miners, mines and characters who made Macetown live. It is the story of the transformation of a bustling 1860s gold-rush settlement into a completely uninhabited ghost town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book blends local archival research with stories of colorful pioneer personalities, miners, and hardships endured during early Otago quartz mining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Eileen Beaton (also known as Eileen Henderson in Central Otago) spent decades in the region and even held her own personal mining claim in Macetown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images and map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with only light wear\/marks on covers and end papers, name on end paper, pages otherwise as new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual items and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eIncreasingly scarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55229734355236,"sku":"A5L\/2606\/0365\/U414","price":44.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3836785036843237728_cab0cfe0-0891-48f2-9e44-9c9bbb2bd03e.png?v=1791254166","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/macetown-the-story-of-a-fascinating-gold-mining-town-by-eileen-beaton","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}