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Merchant Princes of Fremantle, The: The Rise and Decline of a Colonial Elite, 1870-1900

Brown, Patricia M.
ISBN: 1875560769 Categories: ,

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Focuses on the family life and economic contributions of 16 elite merchant businessmen and one businesswoman of Fremantle, Western Australia, examining in particular their role in the city’s development, the creation of a harbour, and the development of democratic government.

Celebrates the contributions of Bateman, Diamond, Higham, Lilly, Manning, Moore, Pearse & Samson, who were ‘patriarchal, noble, dedicated and generous, but were also capable of injustice & oppression’.

BATEMAN, DIAMOND, HIGHAM, LILLY, MANNING, MOORE, PEARSE, SAMSON

pp. x, 235 Illusts #0517/0218/0820/0521/191123 All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth’s Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street,

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AuthorBrown, Patricia M.
Number of pagesx, 235
PublisherUniversity of Western Australia Press
Year Published1996
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Near Fine

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