{"product_id":"the-sugarbag-years-an-oral-history-of-the-1930s-depression-in-new-zealand-by-tony-simpson","title":"THE SUGARBAG YEARS: An Oral History of the 1930s Depression in New Zealand by Tony Simpson","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SUGARBAG YEARS: An Oral History of the 1930s Depression in New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Tony Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium softcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Alister Taylor Publishing 1974, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 210 w x 275 h x 15 h \u003cbr\u003ePages: 168\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2606\/0365\/K548\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the sugarbag years in New Zealand, when men wore sugarbags and many went hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Zealand Depression of the 1930s, documented for the first time by Wellington journalist and trade union official Tony Simpson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe tramped New Zealand for more than a year with a tape recorder and notebook, recording the experience of a generation. \"The sugarbag years\" is an oral history, ordinary people talking of their experiences, a great collective cry of despair and rage, and at the same time a record of how a nation faced a national calamity with fortitude, even humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with only light wear on covers, pages otherwise as new, no stamps or inscriptions.\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450909245732,"sku":"A4\/2606\/0365\/K548","price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2209622993_1c677436-d127-47dd-8488-f3e25fd16c8a.jpg?v=1791186777","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-sugarbag-years-an-oral-history-of-the-1930s-depression-in-new-zealand-by-tony-simpson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}