Land, Labour, and Gold - Two Years in Victoria: with Visits to Sydney and Van Diemen's Land (Paperback)

In 1852 William Howitt (1792 1879) set sail for Australia with two of his sons in order to try his luck in the goldfields of Victoria. By then he was already a prolifically published author of both prose and verse. He was only moderately successful as a gold-digger, but his account of life in the new colony, published in 1855 after his return to England, provides an extraordinary snapshot of the rapid early growth of Melbourne. Volume 1 covers Howitt's first impressions of Australia, his experiences on the journey to the diggings at Bendigo, the throngs of prospectors, the exorbitant prices charged by profiteering merchants, and the miners' protest over high government licence fees. He describes the hard life endured by the diggers and warns against women coming to the colony.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Land, Labour, and Gold 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	William Howitt
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	436
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-02570-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-108-02570-6
Barcode:	9781108025706

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