West The History of Waitakere
West: The History of Waitakere By Finlay Macdonald (Edited by).
Publisher Random House New Zealand Ltd, 2009, First Edition. SCARCE.
Very good softback, blank white label covering an inscription that has been whited out on the title page, otherwise near new condition. 480 pages, illustrated.
Contents include: LAND, SEA AND SKY - Geology of the West -- HE KOHIKOHINGA KORERO MO HIKURANGI - Te Kawarau a Maki -- STRUGGLE COUNTRY - Early European Settlement pre-1900 -- READ ALL ABOUT IT - Media -- WATER OF LIFE - The Manukau -- INTO THE WEST - The Immigrants -- TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS - Industry and Commerce -- A PIECE OF UNSPOILED PLANET - the West Coast as Playground --HOW THE WEST WAS RUN - Civic History -- CALL OF THE WILD - The Waitakere Ranges.
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