Melbourne: Biography of a City by W.H. Newnham (Second Hand Book)

SECOND HAND BOOK

A city of such stature, animation and fast growth as Melbourne over the 150 years since its founding deserves a biographer as faithful to his task as W.H. Newnham.

Melbourne: Biography of a City was first published twenty-eight years ago and  maintained for many years as the most sought-after history of Melbourne. The author has just completed the meticulous researching, up-dating and re-writing of this book to mark Melbourne’s 150th Anniversary.

The book begins with a graphic account of the city’s founding and growth, bringing back to life the stout hearted, rebel people who came first to Melbourne Town, followed closely by the gold diggers, their womenfolk and families, tradesmen of all kinds, seaman who jumped ship to start a new life, coach drivers, innkeepers, preachers, lawyers, doctors, authors, newspapermen, politicians, governors, speculators, early industrialists and shopkeepers. It follows the growth of the streets and arcades, tells how buildings first sprang into being, talks of the early hotels, theatres, banks, offices, markets, statues and memorials and their replacements, and of the beginnings of Melbourne’s marvellous parks and gardens and tree lined avenues. And while recording the past it aligns the present and predicts the future so that the reader gains a very rounded perspective of Melbourne and becomes familiar with the city as it exists in the 1980s with its enormous potential for continued growth.

Melbourne: Biography of a City is in itself a discovery tour of the city. Mr Newnham’s vivid text is well matched by a superb selection of photographs and illustrations.

Specifications:

Condition: Fair. Minor signs of wear. Marks on top edge.

Publisher: Hill of Content

Year: 1985

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 283

ISBN: 0855721448

$13.00

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