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1967 The Peaks Of Lyell by Geoffrey Blainey Australian Mining History Book

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1967 The Peaks Of Lyell by Geoffrey Blainey Australian Mining History Book

The Peaks Of Lyell
By Geoffrey Blainey
Published by Melbourne University Press: London 1967 3rd Edition

" The Peaks of Lyell is Geoffrey Blainey's classic history of the Mount Lyell mining field in western Tasmania, widely regarded as one of the finest works of Australian industrial and regional history. First published in the 1950s and here issued in the 1967 third edition, the book traces the dramatic rise of copper mining in one of Australia's most remote and inhospitable landscapes, charting the transformation of dense rainforest and rugged mountains into a centre of global industrial significance. Blainey combines economic history with vivid narrative, exploring the roles of capital, technology, labour, and geography in shaping the fortunes of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company and the communities that grew around it.

Beyond its industrial focus, the work is deeply concerned with human experience, examining industrial conflict, environmental impact, and the social fabric of mining towns under extreme conditions. Blainey's restrained but compelling prose captures both the ambition and the costs of industrial expansion, making the book as much a study of people and place as of enterprise and profit. This third edition reflects the enduring importance of the work within Australian historiography and remains a cornerstone text, particularly appealing to collectors of Tasmanian history, Australian mining and industrial history, and admirers of Geoffrey Blainey's early historical writing."

Light wear and chipping to dustjacket. Inscription present as shown otherwise an excellent copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 22.5cm x 15cm x 3cm - 341 Pages

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["Dust Jacket", "Illustrated"]
Region: Europe
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear and chipping to dustjacket. Inscription present as shown otherwise an excellent copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Publisher: Melbourne University Press: London
Year Printed: 1967
Sub-subject: Australian Mining