9780522846522 - A Woman on the Goldfields: Recollections of Emily Skinner 1854-1878 (Australian Lives Series) von Skinner, Emily; Duyker, Edward (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Nr. Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Ex school library with neat stamps. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly tail edge. Mark on top front endpage and half-title page. Scratch from price sticker removal on front endpage, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Tear to top edge front cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective covering. Emily Skinner emigrated from Britain to Australia in 1854. Not only did she keep a shipboard journal, but she later recorded her reminiscences of a colourful life as a miner's wife. She gives her impressions of the young town of Melbourne, as well as her recollections of what is now the town of Beechworth and the surrounding goldfields of the Ovens and Buckland valleys. Her simple joy at the strangeness and novelty of the young colony is evident as she brings to life the raw energy of the 'rough and ready' goldmining settlements.