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  • Young Logan Campbell

    de R.C.J. Stone ...
    Sir John Logan Campbell is known as the Father of Auckland; he is synonymous with that city. As this first volume of his biography shows, however, he was not particularly enamoured of a pioneering life or of the settlement in which he led it. His purpose in coming to New Zealand and remaining here was to make enough money to live the life of a leisured gentleman in Europe. By the end of this book, ... Leer más

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  • Makers of Fortune

    A Colonial Business Community and Its Fall

    de R. C. J. Stone ...
    So many businesses rose and fell in nineteenth-century Auckland that the city was called a 'graveyard of enterprise'. By far the most serious and general collapse came during the decade of depression and banking crises which overtook the whole colony after 1885. Auckland's commercial elite, which had dominated the city's business for a generation and had launched some of New Zealand's most ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Father and His Gift

    John Logan Campbell's Later Years

    de R.C.J. Stone ...
    Few New Zealand biographies are so rich in social and personal detail. Written with the vivid touches of a novelist, The Father and his Gift completes the story of Sir John Logan Campbell, venerated in old age as the Father of Auckland, and presents a compelling portrait of Auckland. The final volume of Logan Campbell's life story traces his struggles not only to keep his businesses afloat but to ... Leer más

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  • Weight of Evidence

    de Matt Murphy ...
    In 1794 and 1799 Superintendent of Convicts Nicholas Devine was granted 210 acres on the edge of the current CBD of Sydney. After the demise of Governor Bligh (to whom he was closely allied) Devine reluctantly retired to his estate where, as an old man living alone, he was constantly beaten and robbed.An Irish convict named Bernard Rochford befriended the old man in 1825 and upon his death in 1830 ... Leer más

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  • ANDREW THOMPSON

    From Boy Convict to Wealthiest Settler in Colonial Australia

    de Annegret Hall ...
    Andrew Thompson is among the most inspiring men of early colonial Australia.Born in rural Scotland in 1773, Andrew was transported to New South Wales aged 18 on an uncertain stealing charge and became one of the richest and most successful men in colonial Australia. As a police Chief Constable he gained prominence through his honesty, leadership and industry, and was appointed to official posts by ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • The Poor Had No Lawyers

    Who Owns Scotland (and How They Got It)

    de Andy Wightman ...
    In this updated edition of his "utterly magnificent" social history, the Scottish parliamentarian examines the privatization of Scotland's common land ( Sunday Herald, UK).As an author, activist, and politician, Andy Wightman has made a career of fighting for Scottish land reform. In this provocative and influential book, Wightman offers a revealing analysis of how and why landowners got their ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of New Zealand

    de Gordon McLauchlan ...
    A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of New Zealands most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succinct and well referenced, this book is the most accessible introduction to New Zealand ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • The Victorian City

    Everyday Life in Dickens' London

    de Judith Flanders ...
    From the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Invention of Murder, an extraordinary, revelatory portrait of everyday life on the streets of Dickens' London.The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this more apparent than London. In only a few decades, the capital grew from a compact Regency town into a sprawling metropolis of 6.5 ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Australia's Great Depression

    How a nation shattered by the Great War survived the worst economic crisis it has ever faced

    de Joan Beaumont ...
    How a nation still in grief from the Great War found the courage and resilience to face a new tragedy, the Great Depression.Highly Commended in the 2022 NSW Premier's History AwardsSome generations are born unlucky. Australians who survived the horrors of the Great War and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed were soon faced with the shock of the Great Depression. Today we remember long dole ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • 1888

    London Murders in the Year of the Ripper

    de Peter Stubley ...
    In 1888 Jack the Ripper made the headlines with a series of horrific murders that remain unsolved to this day. But most killers are not shadowy figures stalking the streets with a lust for blood. Many are ordinary citizens driven to the ultimate crime by circumstance, a fit of anger or a desire for revenge. Their crimes, overshadowed by the few, sensational cases, are ignored, forgotten or written ... Leer más

    $10.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Boundaries of Australian Property Law

    de Hossein Esmaeili, Brendan Grigg ...
    The Boundaries of Australian Property Law offers a unique perspective on real property law in Australia. As the overwhelming majority of land interests in Australia now fall under the Torrens title system, this book's particular focus on the development and operation of the Torrens system in Australia is both timely and welcome. Addressing the prescribed Priestly 11 requirements for a property law ... Leer más

    $104.99 USD

  • Broadmoor Revealed

    Victorian Crime and the Lunatic Asylum

    de Mark Stevens ...
    "A fascinating insight into the country's most famous asylum for criminals" which reveals Victorian England's care and management of the mentally ill (Your Family Tree).On 27 May 1863, three coaches pulled up at the gates of a new asylum, built amongst the tall, dense pines of Windsor Forest. Broadmoor's first patients had arrived.In Broadmoor Revealed, Mark Stevens writes about what life was like ... Leer más

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