Colonial Experiences (Classic Reprint): Or Sketches of People and Places in the Province of Otago, New Zealand: Or Sketches of People and Places in the Province of Otago, New Zealand (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Bathgate, Alexander

9781330341803: Colonial Experiences (Classic Reprint): Or Sketches of People and Places in the Province of Otago, New Zealand: Or Sketches of People and Places in the Province of Otago, New Zealand (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1330341805 ISBN 13: 9781330341803

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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This book examines life and culture during Otago's gold rush in the mid-1860s during the reign of Queen Victoria. The author was an immigrant to the region, and his foreign, largely English, perspective colors his observations and experiences, which he presents alongside reflections on the social and economic landscape of the region during the period. The author highlights the rapid changes and remarkable growth of settlements such as Dunedin with the influx of fortune seekers, many of whom were young and male. The volume explores the power structures that emerged in Otago as well as the schemes, scams, and social mores that were commonplace during the rush. It also gives an account of the rash of new industries that sprang up as well as the exploitation of natural resources prompted by the sudden population boom. Rich in historical detail and anecdotes, the narrative provides a vivid account of the ups and downs of life on the goldfields and offers a glimpse into the emergence of the modern society of New Zealand's South Island.

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Excerpt from Colonial Experiences: Or Sketches of People and Places in the Province of Otago, New Zealand

Colonial. Men appear to have a knack of turning to anything. You may meet a man who has been long in the colonies, and discover in the course of half-an-hour's conversation that he has. Applied himself to some half-dozen occupations during the term of his colonial resi dence. It is never safe to judge what-a man has been or done from what he is for instance.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Colonial Experiences: Or Sketches of People and Places in the Province of Otago, New Zealand

"New Chums," on their first arrival in the colonies, hear a great deal said on all sides about "Colonial Experience," and are apt to imagine, as many of the colonists themselves appear firmly to believe, that this phrase means a great deal, and that a man possessed of this quality has acquired a degree of infallibility to be gained nowhere out of the colonies.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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