Logan Campbell's Auckland - Tales from the early years
Author(s): R C J. Stone
In this charming book, Russell Stone, author of the awardwinning "From Tamaki-makau-rau to Auckland", recounts 15 tales from his encyclopaedic knowledge of 19th-century colonial Auckland. These include the stories of novelist Anthony Trollope's visit, a newspaper printed on a mangle, of two aborted duels, the mystery of a suicide, of the voyage of an early immigrant ship, of the wreck of the Orpheus, and more. "Logan Campbell's Auckland" not only entertains but also gives a real sense of how a colonial city changed and developed during its crucial early years. First published June 2007.
Product Information
R. C. J. STONE is the highly respected author of a two-volume life of John Logan Campbell, the 'Father of Auckland'. Other important books are a history of the law firm Russell McVeagh and a history of Auckland up to 1840, From Tamaki-makau-rau to Auckland (AUP, 2001).
General Fields
- :
- : Auckland University Press
- : Auckland University Press
- : 0.726
- : 01 July 2007
- : 205mm X 148mm X 19mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : R C J. Stone
- : Paperback
- : 1st Edition
- : 993.24
- : near fine
- : 280
- : colour and b&w illustrations
