Diggers, Hatters & Whores
Encyclopedia
Diggers, Hatters & Whores is a 2008
history of gold rushes
in New Zealand
by Stevan Eldred-Grigg
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The book's thesis is that the rushes presented a challenge to the economic status quo in New Zealand, which was at the time politically and economically controlled by farmer politicians. The book details the social and economic factors that drove people, both New Zealanders and foreigners, to dig for gold, and examines the degree to which they were able to fulfil their goals of social and economic independence.
Eldred-Grigg has been particularly acclaimed for his work on homosexuality, prostitution and the role of Chinese immigrants on the goldfields.
2008 in literature
The year 2008 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 1 - In the 2008 New Year Honours, Hanif Kureishi , Jenny Uglow , Peter Vansittart and Debjani Chatterjee are all rewarded for "services to literature".*June 15 - Gore Vidal, asked in a New York Times...
history of gold rushes
Gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
by Stevan Eldred-Grigg
Stevan Eldred-Grigg
Stevan Treleaven Eldred-Grigg is the New Zealand author of nine novels, eight history books and various essays and short stories.Born in the Grey Valley, New Zealand, he was one of nine children of Valerie 'Darkie' Forbes, a former factory worker, and her mining official husband Gilbert...
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The book's thesis is that the rushes presented a challenge to the economic status quo in New Zealand, which was at the time politically and economically controlled by farmer politicians. The book details the social and economic factors that drove people, both New Zealanders and foreigners, to dig for gold, and examines the degree to which they were able to fulfil their goals of social and economic independence.
Eldred-Grigg has been particularly acclaimed for his work on homosexuality, prostitution and the role of Chinese immigrants on the goldfields.