The Waikato - Shirley Maddock & James Siers
The Waikato has always been easy country to pass through, as Shirley Maddock suggests in her preface to this book. How many New Zealanders have rushed through those glorious acres on their way to Wellington or Auckland and wished they could stay and explore a little longer?
James Siers beautiful photographs, complemented by Shirley Maddock's text, demonstrate how wise we would be to tarry.
Breath-taking aerial shots of the dramatic west coast contrast with scenes of rolling, rich, green, dairy country, while the bustle of Hamilton's busy downtown area provides an intriguing counterpoint to the poignant vignettes of small-town and rural life in this most prosperous and progressive of New Zealand provinces - home of the great thoroughbreds as well as the largest dairy herds in the country. And from south to north winds the placid Waikato River, steeped in history and caught in all its moods by Siers® subtle camera.
Shirley Maddock's text is a more personal evocation of her adopted home. She has a rare talent for seeking out the warm and idiosyncratic quirks of history, and suffuses with life the often troublous history of the province.
The Waikato is a book which will be treasured not only by visitors but by all those Waikato people who take a real pride in their province.
Excellent condition, very minor fading. Pages Mint. Copy was sent out for review.
The Waikato has always been easy country to pass through, as Shirley Maddock suggests in her preface to this book. How many New Zealanders have rushed through those glorious acres on their way to Wellington or Auckland and wished they could stay and explore a little longer?
James Siers beautiful photographs, complemented by Shirley Maddock's text, demonstrate how wise we would be to tarry.
Breath-taking aerial shots of the dramatic west coast contrast with scenes of rolling, rich, green, dairy country, while the bustle of Hamilton's busy downtown area provides an intriguing counterpoint to the poignant vignettes of small-town and rural life in this most prosperous and progressive of New Zealand provinces - home of the great thoroughbreds as well as the largest dairy herds in the country. And from south to north winds the placid Waikato River, steeped in history and caught in all its moods by Siers® subtle camera.
Shirley Maddock's text is a more personal evocation of her adopted home. She has a rare talent for seeking out the warm and idiosyncratic quirks of history, and suffuses with life the often troublous history of the province.
The Waikato is a book which will be treasured not only by visitors but by all those Waikato people who take a real pride in their province.
Excellent condition, very minor fading. Pages Mint. Copy was sent out for review.
The Waikato has always been easy country to pass through, as Shirley Maddock suggests in her preface to this book. How many New Zealanders have rushed through those glorious acres on their way to Wellington or Auckland and wished they could stay and explore a little longer?
James Siers beautiful photographs, complemented by Shirley Maddock's text, demonstrate how wise we would be to tarry.
Breath-taking aerial shots of the dramatic west coast contrast with scenes of rolling, rich, green, dairy country, while the bustle of Hamilton's busy downtown area provides an intriguing counterpoint to the poignant vignettes of small-town and rural life in this most prosperous and progressive of New Zealand provinces - home of the great thoroughbreds as well as the largest dairy herds in the country. And from south to north winds the placid Waikato River, steeped in history and caught in all its moods by Siers® subtle camera.
Shirley Maddock's text is a more personal evocation of her adopted home. She has a rare talent for seeking out the warm and idiosyncratic quirks of history, and suffuses with life the often troublous history of the province.
The Waikato is a book which will be treasured not only by visitors but by all those Waikato people who take a real pride in their province.
Excellent condition, very minor fading. Pages Mint. Copy was sent out for review.