New Zealand Maid
- ISBN #9780473775988
- Ian Dougherty
- Paperback
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New Zealand Maid
- ISBN #9780473775988
- Ian Dougherty
- Paperback
- Ships in 3-10 days
- Ships in 3-10 days
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New Zealand Maid tells the story of Esther James's unprecedented walk the length of New Zealand in 1931-2 wearing only New Zealand-made clothes and eating only New Zealand-produced food to promote local products during the Great Depression, and from Melbourne to Brisbane in 1932-3 to publicise New Zealand tourist attractions. Every stage of her progress in New Zealand was followed by newspapers and fledgling radio stations, and devoured by the public. Bands played her into cities and towns, which feted her with official welcomes, civic receptions, dances and socials. Reporters bombarded her with questions. Autograph hunters thrust pens and paper at her. Poets waxed lyrical about her. She fast became a celebrity. It was part distraction, part inspiration, and part symbol of people's aspiring progress out of the economic and social gloom.
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Publication Date: 01/06/2026
- Publisher: Saddle Hill Press
- Illustrations: 130 colour and black and white illustrations
- Country of Origin: New Zealand
- Pages: 170
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New Zealand Maid tells the story of Esther James's unprecedented walk the length of New Zealand in 1931-2 wearing only New Zealand-made clothes and eating only New Zealand-produced food to promote local products during the Great Depression, and from Melbourne to Brisbane in 1932-3 to publicise New Zealand tourist attractions. Every stage of her progress in New Zealand was followed by newspapers and fledgling radio stations, and devoured by the public. Bands played her into cities and towns, which feted her with official welcomes, civic receptions, dances and socials. Reporters bombarded her with questions. Autograph hunters thrust pens and paper at her. Poets waxed lyrical about her. She fast became a celebrity. It was part distraction, part inspiration, and part symbol of people's aspiring progress out of the economic and social gloom.
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Publication Date: 01/06/2026
- Publisher: Saddle Hill Press
- Illustrations: 130 colour and black and white illustrations
- Country of Origin: New Zealand
- Pages: 170
- Delivery & Returns
