The Land Boomers
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
In the feverish decades of Melbourne's great land boom of the 1880s, a cast of audacious speculators, crooked financiers, and desperate dreamers gambled fortunes on a property market spinning wildly out of control — and The Land Boomers chronicles their spectacular rise and catastrophic fall with meticulous historical precision. Michael Cannon reconstructs the intoxicating atmosphere of boom-era Victoria, detailing the reckless financial schemes, backroom deals, and social climbing that defined an era when Melbourne briefly fancied itself the financial capital of the Southern Hemisphere. Cannon writes with the narrative urgency of an investigative journalist and the analytical rigour of a seasoned historian, presenting a damning portrait of greed and institutional failure that still resonates today. Celebrated as a landmark work of Australian social history, the book illuminates how unchecked speculation and moral bankruptcy can bring an entire society to its knees — a cautionary tale that leaves the reader wondering whether history is truly doomed to repeat itself.
Author: Michael Cannon
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
In the feverish decades of Melbourne's great land boom of the 1880s, a cast of audacious speculators, crooked financiers, and desperate dreamers gambled fortunes on a property market spinning wildly out of control — and The Land Boomers chronicles their spectacular rise and catastrophic fall with meticulous historical precision. Michael Cannon reconstructs the intoxicating atmosphere of boom-era Victoria, detailing the reckless financial schemes, backroom deals, and social climbing that defined an era when Melbourne briefly fancied itself the financial capital of the Southern Hemisphere. Cannon writes with the narrative urgency of an investigative journalist and the analytical rigour of a seasoned historian, presenting a damning portrait of greed and institutional failure that still resonates today. Celebrated as a landmark work of Australian social history, the book illuminates how unchecked speculation and moral bankruptcy can bring an entire society to its knees — a cautionary tale that leaves the reader wondering whether history is truly doomed to repeat itself.