{"product_id":"2026200014617-secondhand-adelaide-an-illustrated-history","title":"Adelaide: An Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its founding as a planned colonial settlement in 1836 to its evolution into a vibrant cultural capital of South Australia, Adelaide: An Illustrated History presents a richly visual chronicle of one of Australia's most distinctive cities. Authors Max Colwell and Alan Naylor bring together a sweeping collection of historical illustrations, engravings, and archival imagery that traces Adelaide's transformation from a fledgling colonial outpost — with its bustling horse-drawn streets and grand Victorian architecture — into the modern metropolis it became, capturing the daily life, commerce, and civic ambition of its people across the decades.\n\nThe work stands as both a pictorial archive and a narrative history, illustrating the interplay between urban planning, social development, and cultural identity that has long defined Adelaide's character among Australian cities. Colwell and Naylor's approach is documentary in spirit yet deeply evocative in execution, allowing the images to speak with the authority of primary sources while the accompanying text provides essential historical context. For anyone captivated by the story of how a city carves its identity from raw colonial ambition, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: what does it truly mean to build a civilisation from the ground up?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269341815003,"sku":"2026200014617-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/db324199-6a41-4f86-a4dc-364d931986fa.png?v=1788998704","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014617-secondhand-adelaide-an-illustrated-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}