{"product_id":"waiheke-pioneers-paperback-1","title":"Waiheke Pioneers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDixie Day\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic story of Waiheke's settler families\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow with a section on the island's indigenous history by historian, Paul Monin\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully written, filled with entertaining anecdotes, \u003cem\u003eWaiheke Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e is a gem of historical\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estorytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt all started with listening to some of the stories told around our kitchen table. I found them so\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003einteresting that I started to jot them down. I suppose I've been collecting the island's history in\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003enotebooks for more than 30 years.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDixie Day married into one of Waiheke Island's oldest families in 1940, and thus began a life-long passion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor the island, its quirky characters, and the many stories they told. In 1972 she and a group of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike-minded islanders founded a historical society, and eleven years later they opened the island's first \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emuseum. Dixie Day passed away in 1996, but her legacy endures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiheke Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1989, is the culmination of nearly half a century of careful research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand collation of documents, photos and stories. The book has served as an essential resource for \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorians and family history buffs, and its elegant conversational style has endeared it to generations of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe island's residents and visitors. This new edition, revised and expanded, makes the island's pioneer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories available to a new generation of readers and researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47287833166073,"sku":"9781991151995","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U2ZPYmMyRXU5QXliUSt4QksxN3Zsdz09_1246ff6b-b6d7-4292-9470-26a6845b2f86.webp?v=1769120587","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/waiheke-pioneers-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}