Fraser Lyndon (32 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A clean ex library copy. The book focuses on the Irish miners who arrived during the gold rush and stayed on to build lasting communities. Fraser looks at their origins in Ireland, their migration journeys, and how they adapted to life in a rugged and remote part of New Zealand. He uses personal letters, oral histories, and official records to show how these settlers maintained family ties, religious beliefs, and cultural traditions. The West Coast towns they helped shape were lively and diverse, with hundreds of pubs and boarding houses springing up almost overnight. Fraser also examines the role of women, the importance of Catholicism, and the social networks that helped Irish immigrants survive and thrive. This is the first detailed study of the Irish diaspora in that region, and it connects local stories to broader patterns of migration and identity.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. A pictorial history of Birmingham Town Hall, showing the many events, occasions and people to which it has played host.Birmingham's magnificent Town Hall has hosted events of every kind and variety during its long life. Now, after a 35m refurbishment and restored to the original 1834 design, it reopens in October 2007 - an occasion which this pictorial history commemorates. Lavishly illustrated with some 250 pictures, it recalls many of the astonishing events and occasions that the Hall has witnessed in its 173-year history. These range from royal visits by Queen Victoriaand subsequent monarchs, outsize banquets, usage in wartime, legendary speakers including Charles Dickens and the many famous personalities of each decade, even a riot. The Hall's amazingly rich musical history is also traced, from the days when Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Elgar conducted their new works in person, through appearances by every international musician of subsequent decades right through the phenomena of all night jazz and the coming of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, to its temporary closure in 1996.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. From the publisher's blurb, "The book focuses on the Irish miners who arrived during the gold rush and stayed on to build lasting communities. Fraser looks at their origins in Ireland, their migration journeys, and how they adapted to life in a rugged and remote part of New Zealand. He uses personal letters, oral histories, and official records to show how these settlers maintained family ties, religious beliefs, and cultural traditions. The West Coast towns they helped shape were lively and diverse, with hundreds of pubs and boarding houses springing up almost overnight. Fraser also examines the role of women, the importance of Catholicism, and the social networks that helped Irish immigrants survive and thrive. This is the first detailed study of the Irish diaspora in that region, and it connects local stories to broader patterns of migration and identity." Range of black-and-white photographs, printed on high-gloss paper. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [9], 10-203 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Crease in back cover, clear plastic coating beginning to peel from front cover, otherwise text clean and tight ; 8.90 X 5.83 X 0.63 inches; 234 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 234p With illustrations, a collection of essays dealing with the English migrant experience in New Zealand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 9.50x7.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. For almost 200 years, the English have been one of the largest migrant streams to New Zealand (they have been on the move globally since around 1600). Yet relatively little has been written about their experiences in New Zealand, compared with their Irish, Scottish, Indian, Chinese and Pacific counterparts. This book brings together leading international scholars and prominent local researchers to explore a wide range of topics and issues at the very heart of research into human mobility. Why did English-born people decide to emigrate? What factors shaped their migration and adaptation? How might we best describe and explain their experiences? This collection of essays will interest anyone interested in migration and/or family history.

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 203p (2p catalogue) With maps and illustrations, the story of the Irish immigrants into the West Coast, especially for the goldfields, and their impact on the culture of the Coast society.

paperback in very good condition; 396 pages, colour and b/w photos, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia.

Paperback. Secondhand.Written by three graduate students and many academics and researchers, this collection of accounts talks about women immigrants to New Zealand. Covering the post-date World War II period, it considers the experiences of women from many backgrounds and countries, including Germany, China, Samoa, Ireland, and Maori migration to urban centres. 2002. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by light bumping to the top corner.

softcover octavo (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 395p Crease front cover With maps and illustrations, a collection of essays studying the links between the goldfields on either side of the Tasman, and the gold seekers.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Rushing for Gold is the first book to take a trans-Tasman look at the nineteenth-century phenomenon that was the gold rushes in Australia and New Zealand. The book brings together contributions from both experienced and newly emergent researchers, who together provide a close examination of miners' migration patterns, ethnicities and merchant networks. The contributors' insightful analyses and narrative accounts reveal a pantheon of characters, from merchants, hoteliers, financiers and policemen to vagrants, sly-groggers and entertainers.

Fine paperback (very light edgewear, clean and unmarked). 196 pp Paperback. The image on this page is of the actual item for sale.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Octavo softcover (VG) illus; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft Covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. 23 cm, 234 pp, b&w photo plates, soft covers - milf flex to one corner at rear. VG copy.

Condition: New.

Condition: acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy. May have signs of wear and previous use scuffs, library copy, highlighting, writing, and underlining . May have foxing, slight water damage or tears. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation. If you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for a full refund.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 203pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as, new, Fine condition. First academic study on the history of New Zealand's West Coast Irish. Illustrated with photos & maps.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 213p (2p catalogue) With map, illustrations and tables, a collection of essays detailing the various experiences of women migrants into New Zealand since the beginnings of human settlement.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 234, [2 (blank)] pages + 22 illustrations on 8 plate leaves. Page dimensions: 230 x 148mm. Various contributors. New Zealand history. "For almost 200 years, the English have been one of the largest migrant streams to New Zealand (they have been on the move globally since around 1600). Yet relatively little has been written about their experiences in New Zealand, compared with their Irish, Scottish, Indian, Chinese and Pacific counterparts. This book brings together leading international scholars and prominent local researchers to explore a wide range of topics and issues at the very heart of research into human mobility. Why did English-born people decide to emigrate? What factors shaped their migration and adaptation? How might we best describe and explain their experiences? This collection of essays will interest anyone interested in migration and/or family history.".

octavo illus light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Very Good. Paperback; Measures 9" x 6" (0.8 kg); pp 203; Index; Bibliography; In the Otago History series; Includes: Table: Population; Black & White photos on individual leaves; Maps; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205060 ||.

Paperback. Condition: New. For almost 200 years, the English have been one of the largest migrant streams to New Zealand (they have been on the move globally since around 1600). Yet relatively little has been written about their experiences in New Zealand, compared with their Irish, Scottish, Indian, Chinese and Pacific counterparts. This book brings together leading international scholars and prominent local researchers to explore a wide range of topics and issues at the very heart of research into human mobility. Why did English-born people decide to emigrate? What factors shaped their migration and adaptation? How might we best describe and explain their experiences? This collection of essays will interest anyone interested in migration and/or family history.