Sydney Harbour : a history /

In 1925 DH Lawrence described a 'huge, restless, modern Sydney, whose million inhabitants seem to slip like fishes from one side of the harbour to the other'. What was true then had been the case for centuries before, and decades since. Sydney Harbour has been a defining element for the pe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoskins, Ian, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, N.S.W. : UNSW Press, 2009.
Temas:
Harbors > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.)
Harbors > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.) > Pictorial works.
Ports > Australie > Sydney (N.-G. du S.)
Harbors
Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.) > History.
Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.) > Pictorial works.
Port Jackson (N.-G. du S.) > Histoire.
Port Jackson (N.-G. du S.) > Ouvrages illustrés.
New South Wales > Sydney
New South Wales > Sydney Harbour
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Pictorial works
Electronic books.
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Introduction; 1. The harbour people; 2. An unexpected harbour; 3. From convicts to commerce; 4. Possession secured; 5. Foreshore defenders; 6. A harbour of wonder, a harbour of filth; 7. Big plans and a bridge; 8. Workers and warriors; 9. Modern harbour; 10. The people's harbour; Acknowledgments; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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