{"product_id":"northwards-march-the-pylons-a-history-of-the-waitemata-power-board-by-p-g-smith","title":"NORTHWARDS MARCH THE PYLONS : A history of the Waitemata Power Board by P.G. Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eNORTHWARDS MARCH THE PYLONS: A short history of the first fifty years of the Waitemata Electric Power Board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby P.G. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Waitemata Electric Power Board 1975, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 190 w x 270 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 136\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2607\/U405\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eOutlines the infrastructural development and electrification of the greater Auckland region north of the Waitemata Harbour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt chronicles the birth of the Board in 1925, detailing the physical challenges of erecting transmission lines across difficult terrain, expanding depots (such as the early Henderson site), and marching electricity grids northward through Rodney and Northland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text acts as a vital corporate and social record, mapping out how the expanding grid transformed early rural communities into developing suburbs through the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell illustrated with monochrome and colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with light wear on covers, stamped.\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\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55547206074660,"sku":"A4\/2607\/U405","price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3918640129586572444.png?v=1789102595","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/northwards-march-the-pylons-a-history-of-the-waitemata-power-board-by-p-g-smith","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}