{"product_id":"the-farming-of-new-zealand-the-people-and-the-land-by-gordon-mclauchlan","title":"THE FARMING OF NEW ZEALAND: The People and the Land by Gordon McLauchlan","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE FARMING OF NEW ZEALAND: The People and the Land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Gordon McLauchlan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 06700045624\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: large hardcover with dust jacket (heavy)\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: The Penguin Group 2006\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 240 w x 305 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 264\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: FSM\/2509\/U105\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA tribute to the hard-working and entrepreneurial men and women involved in the industry that keeps their nation economically afloat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an account of the lives of intrepid people who have taken risks, sometimes failed but more often have survived and made this country richer. It tells the story of pre-European times when Polynesians first arrived with tropical plants and had to adapt their lives quickly to a temperate climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt describes the golden age of Maori farming, in the 1840s and 1850s, when tribes grew thousands of acres of grains, ground flour in their own mills, fed new settlers and exported grains, fruit and vegetables in their own vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nNear new with light shelf wear\/fading on dust jacket. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452484206884,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2249258187.jpg?v=1793307632","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-farming-of-new-zealand-the-people-and-the-land-by-gordon-mclauchlan","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}