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The Diggers' Story: Accounts of the West Coast Gold Rushes
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Description for The Diggers' Story: Accounts of the West Coast Gold Rushes
Paperback. Editor(s): Bradshaw, Julia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 160+ black and white images, 32pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 216. .
These fascinating tales and reminiscences from New Zealand's West Coast's earliest pioneers were originally compiled by Carl Pfaff for The Diggers' Story, first published in 1914 to mark the 50th anniversary of the gold rushes that transformed this remote part of New Zealand. Long out of print, the book has been thoughtfully edited and expanded for today's readers.
This new edition features additional stories and information and is enlivened by black-and-white images and colour illustrations, many of them previously unpublished. This compelling, richly illustrated record of the gold rushes is essential reading for anyone interested in the explosive and ... Read more
These fascinating tales and reminiscences from New Zealand's West Coast's earliest pioneers were originally compiled by Carl Pfaff for The Diggers' Story, first published in 1914 to mark the 50th anniversary of the gold rushes that transformed this remote part of New Zealand. Long out of print, the book has been thoughtfully edited and expanded for today's readers.
This new edition features additional stories and information and is enlivened by black-and-white images and colour illustrations, many of them previously unpublished. This compelling, richly illustrated record of the gold rushes is essential reading for anyone interested in the explosive and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145609
SKU
V9781927145609
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-14
About
Julia Bradshaw is a researcher, a writer, and the curator at the West Coast Historical Museum, Hokitika, USA. She is the author of Arrowtown: History & Walks, The Far Downers: The People and History of Haast and Jackson Bay, and The Land of Doing Without: Davey Gunn of the Hollyford.
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