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The colony’s resident expert of choice, Simon Upton
James Hector: Explorer, Scientist, Leader Simon Nathan Geoscience Society of New Zealand, $45.00 ISBN 9781877480461 Simon Nathan’s biography of Sir James Hector fills a major gap in the nation’s historical bibliography. The reasons why the gap remained unfilled for over…
Tagged with: Geoscience Society of New Zealand, Issue 112, James Hector, Simon Nathan, Summer 2015
Posted in Biography, History, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Biography, History, Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Between rocks and hard places, David Hill
The Real McKay Graham Bishop Otago University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781877372223 The Amazing World of James Hector Simon Nathan and Mary Varnham (eds) Awa Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780958275071 The first time I went on a Geological Society field trip, we…
Tagged with: Awa Press, David Hill, Graham Bishop, Issue 86, Mary Varnham, Otago University Press, Simon Nathan, Winter 2009
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Hard man, Geoff Chapple
Harold Wellman: A Man Who Moved New Zealand Simon Nathan Victoria University Press, $49.95, ISBN 0864735065 He carried gelignite in the back of his V8. He could roll cigarettes with one hand, make his own beer, and when confined to…
Tagged with: Autumn 2006, Geoff Chapple, Harold Wellman, Issue 73, Simon Nathan, Victoria University Press
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
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