Description
SECOND HAND BOOK
Garryowen’s Chronicles of Early Melbourne, now reprinted in full for the first time, is a teeming human panorama depicting the foundation years of Australia’s biggest city of the Victorian Age. No dull history this, but an enormously readable and often light-hearted picture of daily life written by a man who saw most of it at first hand. Here is that rare work, he complete early story of a city, with portraits from life of the bustling, controversial individuals and activities which made it. There are frank revelations of chicanery, vivid accounts of the first fires, floods, bushrangers, court cases, theatres, inns and newspapers. Included is a huge amount of accurate and detailed information on early Melbourne families, immigration, transport, squatting, gold rushes, banks, building societies, amusements, public utilities, churches, hospitals, markets, city council, parks, shipbuilding, commerce and schools. A hair-raising eyewitness account tells how nearly every man, woman and child eagerly watched the first public hangings. This remarkable effort of sustained research and writing is published for the first time with its own comprehensive index and biographical volume.
Specifications:
Condition: Good. Some markings on dust jacket, some minimal general wear and tear.
Publisher: Heritage
Year: 1967, first published 1888.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 1000
ISBN: N/A
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