The People of Perth: A Social History of Western Australia's Capital City by C T Stannage

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with stamp to top foredge. Not other stamps or stickers. Minor wear to book corners and edges, with all corners now protected with book tape. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Stannage's social history of Perth describes the experiences of several generations of migrant settlers in the Swan River Colony from 1829 onwards. It shows the people of all classes at work and play, buying and selling, praying, going out to school, raising families, founding institutions, making laws, and engaging in municipal and colonial politics. (inside cover)

When published, the book was controversial. Some Perth City Councillors and older Perth families were offended.