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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561729757476 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR998 (103) |
| Category: |
Biographies: New Zealand |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
MERCHANT, MINER, MANDARIN: The Life and Times of The Remarkable Choie Sew Hoy
by Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew
and Trevor Agnew
DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 9781988503097
Format: medium softcover
Published: Canterbury University Press 2020, 1st edition
Size (mm): 210 w x 265 h x 20 d
Pages: 287
SKU: A4/2508/U310
ABOUT
Biography of a businessman from China’s Guangdong Province first set foot on New Zealand soil at Port Chalmers in 1869.
It was the beginning of an illustrious career that would change the shape of commerce and industry in Otago and Southland. ‘Merchant, Miner, Mandarin’ depicts the fascinating life of Choie Sew Hoy – from his early days in China before emigrating to Australia and then New Zealand, to his death in 1901 as one of Dunedin’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
Includes monochrome and colour images.
CONDITION
Near new with only light shelf wear on cover and sticker on rear cover. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce as new
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