Logan Campbell's Auckland : Tales from the Early Years.

From the tale of One Tree Hill and a mysterious suicide to the wreck of the HMS Orpheus, the personalities, feuds, and dramas of 19th-century Auckland are brilliantly brought to life in this charming collection. Drawn from the author's encyclopedic knowledge of Auckland, each of the 15 tales il...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stone, Russell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Campbell, John Logan, > 1817-1912 > Anecdotes.
Campbell, John Logan, > 1817-1912
1800-1999
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Manners and customs
Auckland (N.Z.) > History > 19th century > Anecdotes.
Auckland (N.Z.) > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Auckland (N.Z.) > Social life and customs > Anecdotes.
Auckland (N.Z.) > Biography > Anecdotes.
New Zealand > Auckland
Biographies
History
Anecdotes
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Logan Campbell's Auckland; 2. How Ngati Whatua Became the Tangata Whenua of Tamaki; 3. The Tree on One Tree Hill; 4. 'Affairs of Honour in the Olden Time'; 5. Henry Falwasser and the Mangle Press; 6. 'Poor Dudley Sinclair'; 7. The Voyage of the Jane Gifford; 8. 'It was something different, something / Nobody counted on'; 9. Auckland's Lost Boys; 10. Redcoat and Bluejacket; 11. The Orpheus Disaster; 12. The Dilworth Inheritance; 13. Anthony Trollope in Auckland.
  • 14. A Victorian Friendship and Auckland's First School of Art15. How Rugby Came Ashore and Found its Way to Eden Park; 16. 'We Were Robbed!'; 17. Campbell and Auckland Today; Further Reading; Index; Back Cover.

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