Title Nearly out of heart and hope : the puzzle of a colonial labourer's diary / Miles Fairburn

Published Auckland [N.Z.] : Auckland University Press, 1995

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Description ix, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 23 cm Contents The story -- The puzzle -- Unravelling the threads Summary "Based on the 800,000-word diary of James Cox, an itinerant labourer living in New Zealand between 1880 and 1925 ... a rare record of the daily life of a permanent member of the colonial working class"--Back cover Notes "Publication is assisted by the Historical Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs"--T.p. verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-271) and index Subject Cox, James, 1846-1925. Agricultural laborers -- New Zealand -- Wellington (Region) -- Biography. Blue collar workers -- New Zealand -- Wellington (Region) -- Biography. Working class writings. Working class -- New Zealand -- Biography. Working class -- New Zealand -- Wellington (Region) -- Biography. Working class. SUBJECT New Zealand -- History -- 1876-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091509 Wairarapa (N.Z.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90679039 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Genre/Form Biographies. Author New Zealand. Historical Branch LC no. 95217178 ISBN 1869401182 (paperback)

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