The Land Boomers
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of Australian historical fiction, The Land Boomers chronicles the feverish era of land speculation that gripped Melbourne and Victoria in the 1880s, a period of reckless optimism and financial excess that ultimately collapsed into the devastating crash of the 1890s. Michael Cannon presents a vivid and meticulously researched portrait of the speculators, swindlers, and dreamers who rode the wave of prosperity, building paper fortunes on inflated land values and borrowed money. Written with sharp journalistic authority, the narrative uncovers the corruption, greed, and social ambition that lay beneath the glittering surface of boom-era colonial society. Cannon illustrates how the inevitable bust shattered lives, ruined banks, and reshaped the economic and social fabric of a young nation on the cusp of federation. Essential reading for anyone interested in Australian history, this work remains a definitive account of one of the most dramatic boom-and-bust cycles in the country's past.
Author: Michael Cannon
Format: Paperback
Published: 1967, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of Australian historical fiction, The Land Boomers chronicles the feverish era of land speculation that gripped Melbourne and Victoria in the 1880s, a period of reckless optimism and financial excess that ultimately collapsed into the devastating crash of the 1890s. Michael Cannon presents a vivid and meticulously researched portrait of the speculators, swindlers, and dreamers who rode the wave of prosperity, building paper fortunes on inflated land values and borrowed money. Written with sharp journalistic authority, the narrative uncovers the corruption, greed, and social ambition that lay beneath the glittering surface of boom-era colonial society. Cannon illustrates how the inevitable bust shattered lives, ruined banks, and reshaped the economic and social fabric of a young nation on the cusp of federation. Essential reading for anyone interested in Australian history, this work remains a definitive account of one of the most dramatic boom-and-bust cycles in the country's past.