High Hopes & Big Dreams
165 NZ Small Towns in Their Twilight
$40.00
- Paperback
300 pages
- Release Date
12 October 2023
Summary
For High Hopes and Big Dreams, Peter Janssen and Elizabeth Anderson set out to profile 165 small historic towns that had once flourished and have now faded. But it turned out to be much more than a story of growth and decline because the history of our small towns is linked to social and political change.
The rise and fall of farming, ports, mining, timber, and rail are common themes, but there are stories of flourishing Maori communities, religious settlements, ethnic groups…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776940325 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776940326 |
| Author: | Peter Janssen, Elizabeth Anderson |
| Publisher: | Upstart Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | White Cloud Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.34kg |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 280mm |
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About The Author
Peter Janssen
Auckland writer Peter Janssen has travelled and photographed extensively throughout New Zealand. He is the author of A Walk a Day, Unexpected New Zealand, Excellent Short Walks in the North Island and Excellent Short Walks in the South Island, and New Zealand Pubs.
Elizabeth Anderson is a Senior Lecturer at Auckland University, and this is her first book.
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