Nenthorn: Gold And The Gullible (Terry Hearn), Nelson in Nelson, Nelson for sale

No signatures. Slight rubbing to ends of spine. ; 68 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Page dimensions: 238mm x 178mm. Illustrated in B&W and colour."Nenthorn was Otago's last quartz goldmining rush. Its rapid rise to prominence was matched only by its equally rapid decline: discovery, boom and bust all occurred within the few short years, 1888 - 1891. The recovery of the records of the Warden's Courts of Central Otago, and the discovery of the liquidation records of some of Nenthron's ill-fated companies provided an opportunity to study in detail the people and processes involved in the creation, management and collapse of a mining system."- from the foreword. Contents: Ready for a Miracle;'A Second Thames'; A Working Man's Diggings?; A Huge Fizzle?; Into Liquidation; After the Boom; Leading Men to Ruin; Index. ; 4to
Author
Terry Hearn
Title
Nenthorn: Gold And The Gullible
Publisher name
Otago Heritage Books (1988), Dunedin
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1988
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Soft cover
Listing condition
Used
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d