Redgum & Paddlewheels: Australia's Inland River Trade
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Long before the railway and the road train defined Australia's commercial landscape, it was the mighty inland rivers — the Murray, the Darling, and their tributaries — that served as the lifeblood of a nascent nation's economy. Redgum & Paddlewheels: Australia's Inland River Trade chronicles the remarkable era of riverboat commerce that shaped colonial Australia, tracing the journeys of the flat-bottomed paddle steamers that pushed through winding waterways, laden with wool, timber, and goods, connecting isolated settlements to the wider world. Author Peter J Phillips paints a vivid portrait of the men and women who lived and worked along these rivers, capturing the grit, ingenuity, and spirit of a society forged on the frontier of an ancient continent. With a foreword by renowned broadcaster Bill Peach, this work stands as an authoritative and richly detailed account of a transformative period in Australian history. Phillips masterfully illustrates how the redgum timber that lined the riverbanks — furnishing fuel for the steamers' boilers — became as integral to the trade as the paddlewheels themselves, creating a symbiotic relationship between the land and its people. This is a celebration of a lost world of commerce and adventure, one that asks the reader to consider how profoundly the rhythm of a river can shape the destiny of a nation.
Author: Peter J Phillips
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Long before the railway and the road train defined Australia's commercial landscape, it was the mighty inland rivers — the Murray, the Darling, and their tributaries — that served as the lifeblood of a nascent nation's economy. Redgum & Paddlewheels: Australia's Inland River Trade chronicles the remarkable era of riverboat commerce that shaped colonial Australia, tracing the journeys of the flat-bottomed paddle steamers that pushed through winding waterways, laden with wool, timber, and goods, connecting isolated settlements to the wider world. Author Peter J Phillips paints a vivid portrait of the men and women who lived and worked along these rivers, capturing the grit, ingenuity, and spirit of a society forged on the frontier of an ancient continent. With a foreword by renowned broadcaster Bill Peach, this work stands as an authoritative and richly detailed account of a transformative period in Australian history. Phillips masterfully illustrates how the redgum timber that lined the riverbanks — furnishing fuel for the steamers' boilers — became as integral to the trade as the paddlewheels themselves, creating a symbiotic relationship between the land and its people. This is a celebration of a lost world of commerce and adventure, one that asks the reader to consider how profoundly the rhythm of a river can shape the destiny of a nation.