Mines In The Spinifex: The Story Of Mount Isa Mines
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Deep in the scorched, spinifex-dotted outback of Queensland, a remarkable industrial empire rose from the red earth — and Mines in the Spinifex chronicles the astonishing story of Mount Isa Mines, one of the most productive and storied mining operations in Australian history. Geoffrey Blainey, one of Australia's most celebrated historians, reconstructs the full arc of the mine's development, from its rugged and uncertain beginnings to its emergence as a titan of the global metals industry, painting a vivid portrait of the prospectors, engineers, and laborers who carved a city and a fortune out of an unforgiving landscape. Blainey's signature style — rigorously researched yet compellingly readable — transforms corporate and industrial history into a deeply human narrative, illuminating themes of ambition, ingenuity, and the uneasy relationship between resource exploitation and national identity. Mines in the Spinifex stands as an essential document of Australia's economic and social development, presenting the Mount Isa story not merely as a business history but as a microcosm of the nation's pioneering spirit. For anyone who has wondered how modern Australia was truly built, this is the account that demands to be read.
Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Deep in the scorched, spinifex-dotted outback of Queensland, a remarkable industrial empire rose from the red earth — and Mines in the Spinifex chronicles the astonishing story of Mount Isa Mines, one of the most productive and storied mining operations in Australian history. Geoffrey Blainey, one of Australia's most celebrated historians, reconstructs the full arc of the mine's development, from its rugged and uncertain beginnings to its emergence as a titan of the global metals industry, painting a vivid portrait of the prospectors, engineers, and laborers who carved a city and a fortune out of an unforgiving landscape. Blainey's signature style — rigorously researched yet compellingly readable — transforms corporate and industrial history into a deeply human narrative, illuminating themes of ambition, ingenuity, and the uneasy relationship between resource exploitation and national identity. Mines in the Spinifex stands as an essential document of Australia's economic and social development, presenting the Mount Isa story not merely as a business history but as a microcosm of the nation's pioneering spirit. For anyone who has wondered how modern Australia was truly built, this is the account that demands to be read.