Author

Contributions

  • Sharfe, Jean. - Contributor
  • Christchurch 2000 History Project. - Contributor

Publication

1999 - Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, N.Z

Language

English

Word Count

43,000 words, Guess

Page Count

172 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads3902851
  • LibraryThing8893838

Classifications

  • DDC993/.83
  • LCCDU430.C5 R54 1999

Description

This lively survey tells the story of a major New Zealand city, the capital of Canterbury province and the South Island's largest metropolitan centre. Why was a city established in the middle of a swamp? What was it like to live in Christchurch during the 1850s, the 1870s or the 1940s? What has changed, what has disappeared, and what has survived from the past?

Description

"This lively survey tells the story of a major New Zealand city, the capital of the Canterbury province and the South Island's largest metropolitan centre. Why was a city established in the middle of a swamp? What was it like to live in Christchurch in the 1850s, the 1870s or the 1940s? What has changed, what has disappeared, and what has survived from the past? Who were the people who made Christchurch what it is today? What makes Christchurch distinctive among New Zealand's cities? ... This popular account has now been updated with a new final chapter covering the decade to 2008."--Back cover.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryPopular worksLocal historyPictorial worksChristchurch (n.z.)Christchurch (N.Z.) -- History.Christchurch (N.Z.) -- History -- Pictorial works.

Places

Christchurch (N.Z.)

Genres

  • Pictorial works.

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