The Grand Electrification of the South: A History of the Power

Stock Code:
BAE6078
Price:
$50.00

Description

The Grand Electrification of the South: A History of the Power Company Limited and its Predecessors, The Southland Electric Power Board and the Southland Electrical Power Supply (1914-2015) by Gay Buckingham. 'In 1914, in the Deep South of New Zealand a revolutionary idea took root: Southlanders decide to raise money to build their own power station and supply electricity to the entire province, then return all profits to the people of Southland. The rest of New Zealand, then the rest of the world, quickly followed the southern lead. Many had more success but none had bravado, ambition, energy nor democratic intention to match that of the southern. The Grand Electrification of the South traces the origins of the Southland scheme, its transition to Government ownership, and the convoluted road of its return to the people Southland within the structure of The Power Company Limited. It reveals the virtues of those early visionaries and shows how their qualities of courage, self-reliance and independence have endured into the 21st century.'

Details

  • Author:
    Buckingham, Gay
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    The Power Company Limited
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    X2
  • ISBN:
    9780473353506
  • Size:
    4to
  • Pages:
    308
  • Publish Date:
    2016
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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