The Saltwater Highway by Gordon McLauchlan
$30.00
Gordon McLauchlan traces the history of New Zealand’s ports and shipping, from early colonial trade to containerisation. The book connects port development with waterfront work, industrial disputes and reform, placing maritime commerce within the country’s wider social and economic history.
- Author: Gordon McLauchlan
- Publisher: David Bateman Ltd
- Publication year: 2012
- Edition: First edition, 2012
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1869538285
- ISBN-13: 9781869538286
Condition: Pictorial covers have light rubbing and scuffing, with creasing and curling at the corners. A retail label remains on the rear cover.
Book details
- Title
- The Saltwater Highway
- Authors
- Gordon McLauchlan
- Publisher
- David Bateman Ltd
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paperback
- Edition
- First edition, 2012
- Subjects
- NZ NON FICTION, Maritime, Gordon McLauchlan, David Bateman Ltd, History, Business, Ports, Shipping, Containerisation
- Page count
- 256
- ISBN-13
- 9781869538286
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, HISTORY, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION
Type: NZ NON FICTION
Category: @SHOPFLOOR, BOOKS, BUSINESS, CONTAINERISATION, DAVID BATEMAN LTD, GORDON MCLAUCHLAN, HISTORY, MARITIME, NON FICTION, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, PORTS, SHIPPING
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