Frontier of dreams : the story of New Zealand / edited by Bronwyn Dalley & Gavin McLean. - 416 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm

"TVNZ, our nation, our voice.". Published in association with the television series 'Frontier of dreams'. Deluxe limited ed. issued in a slip case. Paperback ed. published 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-404) and index.

The last place on Earth, prehistory-c.1300 / Gavin McLean & David Young -- Treasure Island, c.1300-1642 / David Young -- When worlds collide, 1642-1839 / Gavin McLean -- Flags and nations, 1839-1852 / Claudia Orange -- The explosive frontier, 1852-1884 / David Green -- The rush to be rich, 1848-1882 ; God's own country, 1878-1913 / Gavin McLean -- The price of empire, 1897-1918 / Ian McGibbon -- The rise and fall of happy homes, 1918-1935 / Neill Atkinson -- Hope and heroes, 1935-1949 / Bronwyn Dalley & Ian McGibbon -- The golden weather, 1949-1965 / Bronwyn Dalley -- Generations, 1965-1984 / Jock Phillips -- Breaking free, 1984-2005 / Bronwyn Dalley & Gavin McLean.

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