Sweat and Toil : The Building of New Zealand

252 pages. Softcover. Page dimensions: 249 x 159mm. Illustrated. "In this single volume are detailed descriptions of several of the big public works projects in the pioneer period that turned New Zealand from a trackless waste into a well-serviced nation of the modern world. The creation of roads, bridges, railways, viaducts, wharves, lighthouses, tramways, the telegraph and other public utilities was not achieved without the brains of the engineers, the organising ability of the contractors, and the sweat and labour of the teams of workers, sometimes numbering in the hundreds for just one project. By spreading communications and services into the back country these men were helping to forge a new nation and to make life easier for its people. Only by reading of these undertakings, of life in the bush camps, of courage and perseverance in the face of sometimes unbelievable difficulties, can one appreciate and get the feeling of this magnificent achievement of pioneer New Zealand." - from blurb on rear cover.

Product Info

ISBN: 1872970702

ISBN-13: 9781872970707

Publisher: Tross Publishing

Year: (2020)

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

Seller Info

RenaissanceBooks

Address: PO Box 335 Dunedin, Not Required

Website: https://renaissancebooks.co.nz

Country: New Zealand