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A History of Tasmania: From Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time
ISBN: 9781108039192 / Angielski / Miękka / 494 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) James Fenton (1820 1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the colonising...
James Fenton (1820 1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer ...
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354,07 zł |
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The History of the Island of Van Diemen's Land, from the Year 1824 to 1835 Inclusive
ISBN: 9781108039208 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Van Diemen's Land was the name originally given to the island known today as Tasmania, Australia, and it was settled by the British in 1803 as a penal colony. Before writing this history of the island, the author, Henry Saxelby Melville (1799 1873), a journalist, was imprisoned in 1835 for contempt of court over an article he wrote about an ongoing trial. While experiencing the prison system at first hand, he completed this work, which examines the history of Van Diemen's Land, focusing on the period from 1824 to 1835, and offers harsh criticism of the colonial administration and penal...
Van Diemen's Land was the name originally given to the island known today as Tasmania, Australia, and it was settled by the British in 1803 as a penal...
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216,98 zł |
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A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
ISBN: 9781108039383 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Samuel Butler (1835 1902) became famous with his satirical Utopian novel Erewhon, based on his experiences as a sheep farmer in New Zealand and published, initially anonymously, in 1872. This earlier book, published in London in 1863 while he was still abroad, is a compilation of his letters home. Having obtained a degree in Classics from Cambridge, Butler had left England in 1859 with generous funding from his father, who hoped that making his fortune in the colonies would cure his son's ambition to become an artist. Butler was highly successful in his farming enterprise, and his letters...
Samuel Butler (1835 1902) became famous with his satirical Utopian novel Erewhon, based on his experiences as a sheep farmer in New Zealand and publis...
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188,43 zł |
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Life and Progress in Australasia
ISBN: 9781108039406 / Angielski / Miękka / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Michael Davitt (1846 1906) was a prominent and influential figure in Irish politics in the nineteenth century. A fervent supporter of Irish independence, he was imprisoned more than once in England, but later became a Member of Parliament for Irish constituencies. In this book, first published in 1898, Davitt records a journey of seven months through the Australasian colonies, noting his impressions of the areas he passed through and discussing the political and social norms across the different regions. He examines land laws in many of the areas and describes the different industries then...
Michael Davitt (1846 1906) was a prominent and influential figure in Irish politics in the nineteenth century. A fervent supporter of Irish independen...
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336,93 zł |
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The Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery, Performed in His Majesty's Vessel the Lady Nelson ... in the Years 1800, 1801, and 1802, to New South Wales
ISBN: 9781108039413 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In 1800 2 the naval officer James Grant (1772 1833) sailed to Australia on board the Lady Nelson, a surveying ship that was the first in England to be built on the sliding-keel principle. In this 1803 publication, Grant assesses the merits of the design and documents various teething problems experienced during the voyage from England to Australia. He describes his stay at Cape Town, and his favourable impression of the living standard of the deported convicts at Sydney, which he found better than that of poor people in England. Grant records his experiences on the coast of New South Wales,...
In 1800 2 the naval officer James Grant (1772 1833) sailed to Australia on board the Lady Nelson, a surveying ship that was the first in England to be...
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268,39 zł |
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Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand: Settlement of Otago
ISBN: 9781108039437 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) English-born Thomas Morland Hocken (1836 1910), doctor, historian, and bibliographer, arrived in New Zealand in 1862 after abandoning his career as a ship's surgeon. After establishing a general practice in Dunedin, Hocken began to take a keen interest in the country's recent past. Published in 1898, this book was Hocken's first major work on New Zealand. The book focuses on the history of European settlement in the southern province of Otago in the years preceding the gold rush. Hocken begins with an account of the first pioneers' arrival in New Zealand, and the 'Wakefield Scheme' of...
English-born Thomas Morland Hocken (1836 1910), doctor, historian, and bibliographer, arrived in New Zealand in 1862 after abandoning his career as a ...
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268,39 zł |
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New Zealand, the `Britain of the South': With a Chapter on the Native War, and Our Future Native Policy
ISBN: 9781108039468 / Angielski / Miękka / 538 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This 1861 book by emigration activist Charles Hursthouse provided potential British settlers with wide-ranging information and practical advice.
This 1861 book by emigration activist Charles Hursthouse provided potential British settlers with wide-ranging information and practical advice.
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394,04 zł |
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The Life of Sir Frederick Weld, G.C.M.G.: A Pioneer of Empire
ISBN: 9781108039482 / Angielski / Miękka / 494 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Written in 1914 by Alice, Lady Lovat (1846 1938), a cousin, this biography of Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (1823 91) is characterised by its subtitle, 'a pioneer of empire'. The young Weld emigrated to New Zealand with a cousin to establish sheep stations. Entering politics, he became Minister for Native Affairs and then Premier; his Native Rights Act of 1865 redressed many of the grievances which had led to the Maori Wars. In 1868 he was appointed Governor of Western Australia, where he brought in a degree of representative government and helped develop the telegraph and transport...
Written in 1914 by Alice, Lady Lovat (1846 1938), a cousin, this biography of Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (1823 91) is characterised by its subtitle, ...
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336,93 zł |
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Knocking about in New Zealand
ISBN: 9781108039499 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Little is known about Charles L. Money, who sailed in 1861 from Gravesend to New Zealand, where, as he recounts in this volume, he spent the next seven years, working as a gold prospector, a surveyor, a sheep hand, a baker's boy, and a log splitter. He also spent periods in the military, serving in McDonnell's campaign against the Maori in the second Taranaki war (1863 6), which was instrumental in establishing colonial control of the area, and participating in the notorious Pokaikai raid, an eyewitness account of which is included in the book. Money also, pragmatically, worked with, and...
Little is known about Charles L. Money, who sailed in 1861 from Gravesend to New Zealand, where, as he recounts in this volume, he spent the next seve...
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194,15 zł |
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The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present, Savage and Civilized
ISBN: 9781108039536 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Arthur S. Thomson (1816 60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist who was posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. During his eleven years in the country, settlement increased and British sovereignty over the colony was extended. Thomson felt that previous historical accounts of New Zealand all demonstrated a certain political, colonial or religious bias, and decided to write his own comprehensive history of the islands, which was published in 1859. Volume 1 begins with a focus on the geography and climate of New Zealand. Thomson then describes the physical appearance of the...
Arthur S. Thomson (1816 60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist who was posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. During his eleven y...
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279,81 zł |
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The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present, Savage and Civilized
ISBN: 9781108039543 / Angielski / Miękka / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Arthur S. Thomson (1816 60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist who was posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. During his eleven years in the country, settlement increased and British sovereignty over the colony was extended. Thomson felt that previous historical accounts of New Zealand all demonstrated a certain political, colonial or religious bias, and decided to write his own comprehensive history of the islands, which was published in 1859. In Volume 2, Thomson continues the story of European discovery and settlement. He justifies the progress of British colonisation...
Arthur S. Thomson (1816 60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist who was posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. During his eleven y...
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279,81 zł |
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A History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Discovery to Its Absorption Into the Commonwealth of Australia
ISBN: 9781108039826 / Angielski / Miękka / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history of the state's first century, published in 1904 by the banker Henry Gyles Turner (1831 1920), is based on parliamentary records and information from leading political figures with whom the author was personally acquainted. Volume 1 traces Victoria's development from its early settlement to its...
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803...
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279,81 zł |
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A History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Discovery to Its Absorption Into the Commonwealth of Australia
ISBN: 9781108039833 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history of the state's first century, published in 1904 by the banker Henry Gyles Turner (1831 1920), is based on parliamentary records and information from leading political figures with whom the author was personally acquainted. Volume 2 continues Turner's discussion of the gold rush, and covers the...
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803...
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279,81 zł |
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New Zealand: Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures During a Residence in That Country Between the Years 1831 and 1837
ISBN: 9781108039864 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) J. S. Polack (1807 82) lived in New Zealand during 1831 7 and 1842 50. An enterprising businessman and land speculator, he traded in timber and flax, and in 1835 set up the first brewery in the country. He also learned the Maori language, and warned against the destructive effects on Maori society of unorganized European settlement, while arguing for the benefits of systematic colonization. This two-volume work, published in 1838, was the first of two successful books by Polack about his experiences in New Zealand and is still regarded as an important and impartial source about the period...
J. S. Polack (1807 82) lived in New Zealand during 1831 7 and 1842 50. An enterprising businessman and land speculator, he traded in timber and flax, ...
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319,80 zł |
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New Zealand: Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures During a Residence in That Country Between the Years 1831 and 1837
ISBN: 9781108039871 / Angielski / Miękka / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) J. S. Polack (1807 82) lived in New Zealand during 1831 7 and 1842 50. An enterprising businessman and land speculator, he traded in timber and flax, and in 1835 set up the first brewery in the country. He also learned the Maori language, and warned against the destructive effects on Maori society of unorganized European settlement, while arguing for the benefits of systematic colonization. This two-volume work, published in 1838, was the first of two successful books by Polack about his experiences in New Zealand and is still regarded as an important and impartial source about the period...
J. S. Polack (1807 82) lived in New Zealand during 1831 7 and 1842 50. An enterprising businessman and land speculator, he traded in timber and flax, ...
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319,80 zł |
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Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century: The Struggle of the Northern Against the Southern Maori Tribes Prior to the Colonisation of New Zealand in 1840
ISBN: 9781108039901 / Angielski / Miękka / 498 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Stephenson Percy Smith (1840 1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and in early 1858 travelled six hundred miles exploring the volcanic interior of North Island, including Taupo, Lake Tarawera and the Tongariro-Ruapehu area, returning via Rangitikei and Wanganui. He also witnessed the unrest caused by the rapid European encroachment on Maori lands. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the Maori and co-founded the Polynesian Society, in whose journal this study originally appeared between 1899 and 1901. Reissued here in its...
Stephenson Percy Smith (1840 1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and in early 1858 travelled six hundred miles exploring the volcanic interior of N...
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359,78 zł |
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Kennedy's Colonial Travel: A Narrative of a Four Years' Tour through Australia, New Zealand, Canada, etc.
ISBN: 9781108039918 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Published in 1876, this vivid, action-packed account describes the experiences of David Kennedy Jr (1849 85) as he toured the world with his musician father and family choir between 1872 and 1876 performing 'The Songs of Scotland'. Kennedy travelled through 'nearly every town and village in Australia, New Zealand and Canada', and over a three-year period wrote articles recording his impressions for publication in Edinburgh newspapers; this book is an edited and expanded compilation of those pieces. Kennedy describes places and events including Sydney Harbour, floods in Melbourne, the New...
Published in 1876, this vivid, action-packed account describes the experiences of David Kennedy Jr (1849 85) as he toured the world with his musician ...
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308,37 zł |
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The King Country, or, Explorations in New Zealand: A Narrative of 600 miles of Travel through Maoriland
ISBN: 9781108039925 / Angielski / Miękka / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Originally published in 1884, this work by the relatively unknown 'gentleman explorer' James Henry Kerry-Nicholls (d. 1888) focuses on nineteenth-century New Zealand. It recounts the journey into what he describes as terra incognita, the area known as the King Country, almost exclusively Maori and little explored by Europeans due to political difficulties and Maori hostility. Travelling with only three horses and what he could carry on them, and accompanied by an interpreter, he endeavoured to cover and accurately record details of an area totalling 10,000 square miles; owing to good...
Originally published in 1884, this work by the relatively unknown 'gentleman explorer' James Henry Kerry-Nicholls (d. 1888) focuses on nineteenth-cent...
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268,39 zł |
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The Maori King: Or, the Story of Our Quarrel with the Natives of New Zealand
ISBN: 9781108039949 / Angielski / Miękka / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The British politician and lawyer Sir John Eldon Gorst (1835 1916) arrived in New Zealand in 1860, shortly after the outbreak of the Taranaki Wars (from 1860 onwards), with idealistic intentions of working with Bishop Selwyn and the Maori. He took on various governmental roles that required contact with the Maori, including those of school inspector, magistrate and, later, Civil Commissioner for the Waikato region, whose powerful chiefs had not signed the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. In 1864 he published this book analysing the social and economic situation in New Zealand, the rapid deterioration...
The British politician and lawyer Sir John Eldon Gorst (1835 1916) arrived in New Zealand in 1860, shortly after the outbreak of the Taranaki Wars (fr...
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325,51 zł |
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The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony
ISBN: 9781108039963 / Angielski / Miękka / 470 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Thomas Lindsay Buick (1865 1938) became interested in New Zealand history while working as a political journalist in Wellington, and became an influential figure in the field. He went on to write twelve books and numerous pamphlets on the early history of the country and was elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1914. In this book Buick recounts the events leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi, the controversial document signed by British officials and Maori chiefs which ceded New Zealand to the British Empire in 1840. Buick claims that the need for a formal handover of authority...
Thomas Lindsay Buick (1865 1938) became interested in New Zealand history while working as a political journalist in Wellington, and became an influen...
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319,80 zł |
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