A Man About Town: The Letters of James Graham, Victorian Entrepreneur, 1854–1864 edited by Sally Graham
Language: English
Published by Melbourne University Press, Melbourne VIC, 1998
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also still excellent. James Graham (1819-1898) What's one of the earliest pioneers to settle in Melbourne. he arrived in 1839 at the age of twenty and over a period of sixty years Wrote an enormous number of lively, detailed letters which painted a vivid picture of life in the growing town. The letters in this book cover the period from 1854 with Graham's departure on a visit to his parents in Scotland, to 1864 and his last Christmas at Bayule,Heidelberg.
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- Title
- A Man About Town: The Letters of James Graham, Victorian Entrepreneur, 1854–1864 edited by Sally Graham
- Author
- Sally Graham (editor)
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press, Melbourne VIC
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0522848214
- ISBN 13
- 9780522848212
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.9 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15 x 4 cm
- Seller catalogs
- Secondhand Books, Subjects - Australian History - Victoria, Subjects - Biography & Memoir - Men Biography
Graham was well-known to many of the pioneers of early Melbourne including Charles Joseph La Trobe, Redmond Barry, Georgiana McCrae and William Clark Haines. His letters describe such high-profile contemporary events as the Eureka Stockade, the opening of Melbourne's first railway line, Sir Charles Hotham's first Ball and Supper at Government House, the arrival of the All-England Cricket team and the escape of the bushranger Melville.
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