Gumdiggers of the North

Stock Code:
BAE1621
Price:
$10.00

Description

Gumdiggers of the North. A Bulletin for Schools (B) by Bert Hingley. 'Kauri Gum is the resin produced by the kauri tree. The gum of the living tree is liquid and stickt, like golden-syrup. But the kauri gum which the gumdiggers were looking for was not from living trees, but from ones that had died thousands of years before. At one time, most of Northland was covered with kauri forest. But even before Europeans had arrived in New Zealand and begun to cut down kauri trees for timber, much of it had already disappeared. Nobody quite knows why this happened, though changes in the soil and in the climate probably had something to do with it. We do know, however, that these kauri forests once existed, since kauri gum was usually dug up in scrub or swampy country, where there had been no forests for centuries.' This informative and educational stapled car booklet has light to medium general wear but remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Hingley, Bert
  • Book Condition:
    Ex Library-Good
  • Publisher:
    Department of Education, NZ
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    X2
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    Unpaginated
  • Publish Date:
    1980
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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