Adelaide: An Illustrated History
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From its founding as a planned free settlement in 1836, Adelaide has grown into one of Australia's most elegant and culturally rich cities — and Adelaide: An Illustrated History chronicles that remarkable transformation with vivid detail and scholarly authority. Max Colwell and Alan Naylor guide readers through the city's evolution from a surveyed grid of dusty colonial streets into a thriving metropolis, presenting a rich tapestry of political milestones, social upheaval, architectural achievement, and the lives of the pioneering men and women who shaped South Australia's capital. Rich with period illustrations, engravings, and historical imagery, the volume presents Adelaide's past not merely as a sequence of dates and events, but as a living, breathing narrative of human endeavour. Colwell and Naylor's authoritative prose illuminates the city's progressive spirit — its early abolition of state religion, its landmark role in women's suffrage, and its enduring reputation as a city of festivals and culture — leaving the reader to wonder what other remarkable stories lie waiting in Adelaide's storied streets.
Author: Max Colwell & Alan Naylor
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From its founding as a planned free settlement in 1836, Adelaide has grown into one of Australia's most elegant and culturally rich cities — and Adelaide: An Illustrated History chronicles that remarkable transformation with vivid detail and scholarly authority. Max Colwell and Alan Naylor guide readers through the city's evolution from a surveyed grid of dusty colonial streets into a thriving metropolis, presenting a rich tapestry of political milestones, social upheaval, architectural achievement, and the lives of the pioneering men and women who shaped South Australia's capital. Rich with period illustrations, engravings, and historical imagery, the volume presents Adelaide's past not merely as a sequence of dates and events, but as a living, breathing narrative of human endeavour. Colwell and Naylor's authoritative prose illuminates the city's progressive spirit — its early abolition of state religion, its landmark role in women's suffrage, and its enduring reputation as a city of festivals and culture — leaving the reader to wonder what other remarkable stories lie waiting in Adelaide's storied streets.