{"product_id":"waiheke-pioneers-dixie-day-9781991151995","title":"Waiheke Pioneers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic story of Waiheke's settler families\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow with a section on the island's indigenous history by historian, Paul Monin\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully written, filled with entertaining anecdotes, \u003cem\u003eWaiheke Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e is a gem of historical\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estorytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt all started with listening to some of the stories told around our kitchen table. I found them so\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003einteresting that I started to jot them down. I suppose I've been collecting the island's history in\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003enotebooks for more than 30 years.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDixie Day married into one of Waiheke Island's oldest families in 1940, and thus began a life-long passion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor the island, its quirky characters, and the many stories they told. In 1972 she and a group of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike-minded islanders founded a historical society, and eleven years later they opened the island's first \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emuseum. Dixie Day passed away in 1996, but her legacy endures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiheke Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1989, is the culmination of nearly half a century of careful research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand collation of documents, photos and stories. The book has served as an essential resource for \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehistorians and family history buffs, and its elegant conversational style has endeared it to generations of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe island's residents and visitors. This new edition, revised and expanded, makes the island's pioneer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories available to a new generation of readers and researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dixie Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1991151993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781991151995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lasavia Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Dixie Day","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052808761599,"sku":"9781991151995","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fe39dd5-25bb-4182-9781-f19e1cd70be2.jpg?v=1685020861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waiheke-pioneers-dixie-day-9781991151995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}