Robert Logan: Waimakariri: An Illustrated History, Waitakere in Waitakere, Auckland for sale

No signatures. ;"Reprinted October 2008 in a facsimile edition with a Publisher's Note and new cover."188 pages + maps on endpapers. Large format hardcover book. Illustrated in colour and b&w. Page dimensions: 350 x 238mm."A journalist, mountaineer and'part-time non-university historian', Robert Logan began work on'Waimakariri: An Illustrated History'as a retirement project; it dominated six years of his life [. . .] The book has been out of print for many years but still sits on the Christchurch City Libraries list of the 10 most borrowed New Zealand books."- from the Publisher's Note. Contents: Publisher's Note; Introduction; Acknowlegements; Early Days; The Great Floods; The Explorers; The Road Builders; The Gold Escort; Mailbags and Morse Codes; When Cobb was King; The Sheep Stations; The River Port; Ferries and Bridges;"The Great Western"; The Hundred Years War; The Waimak at Work; The National Park; Adventure in the Gorge; The Mountaineers; River Recreation; Bibliography; Index. ; Folio
Author
Robert Logan
Title
Waimakariri: An Illustrated History
Publisher name
Phillips&King (2008), Christchurch
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
2008
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Fine
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d