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The father and his gift : John Logan Campbell's later years /

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 volum...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stone, R. C. J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Auckland : Auckland University Press, 2013.
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Foreword; ONE: 'A Happy Sojourn Rudely Terminated', 1858-61; TWO: Dolce Far Niente, 1862-6; THREE: Life Becomes Unhinged, 1866-7; FOUR: The Return Home, 1868-71; FIVE: Mackelvie and His Plunder, 1865-71; SIX: Campbell Takes Control, 1871-4; SEVEN: Old Grooves and New Departures, 1874-8; EIGHT: A Man of Public and Private Affairs: the 1870s; NINE: Years of Grass Widowerhood, 1876-80; TEN: 'Flowers Without Foliage': the Campbells Abroad, 1876-81; ELEVEN: Falling into Debt, 1881-7; TWELVE: 'The Wanderings of Winifred', 1881-9.
  • THIRTEEN: Against the Tide, 1887-97FOURTEEN: The Father and His Gift, 1887-1903; FIFTEEN: 'The Darkening of the Windows', 1904-12; APPENDIX; A: Brown Campbell & Company's Mid-Year Order, 1866; B: Epitaph for F. E. Maning Written; C: The Campbell & Ehrenfried Company Limited, 1897-1912; D: Summary of the Will of Sir John Logan Campbell; References; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.