ISBN10: 0790011174, ISBN13: 9780790011172, [publisher: Reed Books] Hardcover 300 pages. Small dent in front cover.Wellington: Biography of a City explores in fascinating and vivd detail the life and time s of a city at the heart of our nation. Starting with the raw-bon ed settlement era, this book examines over 170 years of civic his tory - how Wellington's founders weathered stormy fortunes and sh aped its destiny. After becoming the capital in 1865, the so-call ed 'Empire City' eased into a century of prosperity as a commerci al, political and transport crossroards, forming the city as we k now it today. We examine how Wellington responded to the massive social and economic upheavals of the twentieth century: the deadl y 1918 flu epidemic, the Great Depression, strikes and protests, world wars and Beatlemania. Through humble and sometimes tumultuo use times, modern-day Wellington has reinvented itself as a 'crea tive capital' - a vibrant and dynamic centre buoyed by the arts, tourism and film-making; a product of its lively and often-disput ed past.
[Wellington, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 2006]