Tiraumea. The History of Tiraumea and Districts Including Rakaunui

Ngaire Burns, 2006. Brown leatherette boards in tidy condition. Contents tight and clean. No inscriptions or markings. 444pp. Dust jacket has faded spine else tidy. This is a heavy book so please check postage with bookseller.

The history of Tiraumea and Districts (in the Tararua District of New Zealand), which follows the huge changes from the settlers arriving on sailing boats and walking or riding to their future homes in primitive and harsh conditions. Slowly, over the years, through hard work and changing times, the era of pack horses and buggies goes to cars, tractors and electricity, and on to the present with modern communications systems and computers. This book not only records the farming history of the district but also the social history, such as cricket, rugby, tennis and dances, that gives an isolated rural district such as Tiraumea its special character.