Old Taranaki & Its Mountain by Campbell McAllister

This is a second-hand copy of the book Old Taranaki & Its Mountain by Campbell McAllister. 

Condition: This is a used book in very good condition. The dust jacket has some sun fading - see photos.

Publisher: Millwood Press
Year: 1976
Format: Hardback with dustjacket
Pages: 193
Condition: Used (Very Good)

"Memoirs of the author's boyhood plus collected pioneer memories and photographic records from the area and his father's photographic studio. Covers all the main settlements especially Stratford, also Inglewood, Eltham, Ngaere, and Whangamomona. A section on early mountaineering in the area. He writes extensively on the business and social life of the European communities. Scarce book useful for genealogical research with many names included in the text, there are also a couple of very good photo images of the Parihaka Pa."