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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  Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-226). #0517/0218/0820/0521/191123/130724

Note: Name cut from fep corner  and date on fep.)

Additional Information

AuthorBrown, Patricia M.
Number of pages235
PublisherUniversity of Western Australia Press
Year Published1996
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Very Good

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