The Wind Still Blows...: Early Gippsland Diaries
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Rev. W. S. Login, Mrs. H. Harrison, and Mrs. W. Montgomery
Binding: Hardback
Published: Mrs H. C. Cowie & Mr. J. W. Leslie, Australia, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Name on fep. Clean text.
This compelling volume of historical nonfiction presents firsthand accounts from early settlers in Gippsland, Victoria, through the diaries of Rev. W. S. Login, Mrs. H. Harrison, and Mrs. W. Montgomery. It chronicles the social, religious, and cultural landscape of 19th-century colonial life, detailing interactions with Aboriginal communities, including episodes of violence, reprisal, and uneasy coexistence. The book documents the establishment of Presbyterian institutions and illustrates the personal convictions, hardships, and moral dilemmas faced by pioneering families. Through vivid personal narratives and archival photographs, it uncovers the tensions and transformations that shaped Gippsland’s frontier society. With its meticulous compilation and regional specificity, this work stands as a vital record of Australia's settler heritage and the complexities of its colonial past.
Author: Rev. W. S. Login, Mrs. H. Harrison, and Mrs. W. Montgomery
Binding: Hardback
Published: Mrs H. C. Cowie & Mr. J. W. Leslie, Australia, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Name on fep. Clean text.
This compelling volume of historical nonfiction presents firsthand accounts from early settlers in Gippsland, Victoria, through the diaries of Rev. W. S. Login, Mrs. H. Harrison, and Mrs. W. Montgomery. It chronicles the social, religious, and cultural landscape of 19th-century colonial life, detailing interactions with Aboriginal communities, including episodes of violence, reprisal, and uneasy coexistence. The book documents the establishment of Presbyterian institutions and illustrates the personal convictions, hardships, and moral dilemmas faced by pioneering families. Through vivid personal narratives and archival photographs, it uncovers the tensions and transformations that shaped Gippsland’s frontier society. With its meticulous compilation and regional specificity, this work stands as a vital record of Australia's settler heritage and the complexities of its colonial past.