Goldfield Balladeer: The life and times of the celebrated Charles R. Thatcher. By Robert Hoskins
Goldfield Balladeer: The life and times of the celebrated Charles R. Thatcher. By Robert Hoskins
Hardcover, near fine condition, name and address inside, minor marks, and creases. Dust jacket scuffed and chipped edges. Illustrated with b&w photos throughout; includes a comprehensive collection of Thatcher's songs, and bibliography. ISBN 9780002169035 Publisher: Collins, Auckland, 1977
A biography of Charles Thatcher, the famous balladeer of the New Zealand Goldfields; through the story of Thatcher we are given a vivid picture of a unique period of New Zealand history, and the history of the gold-rush period in the antipodes;
