This large, handsome and lavishly illustrated hardback publication is the first published history of one of New Zealand's oldest secondary schools commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of Otago Boys High School.
The book traces the school's early tribulations, its growth and development, and its response to the challenges of social and educational change.
The author has drawn on a wide range of private and official documents, along with hundreds of personal reminiscences and interviews with former pupils and staff.
The book is a must-have for every old boy,former staff member and public library.
The author, Dr.Rory Sweetman is an Irish-born New Zealander who holds degrees in history from Dublin and Cambridge universities. He spent two years of writing and research compiling this most impressive tome.
Hardback with dust jacket - 470 pages - $75
Publisher - Otago Boys High School Foundation,
PO Box 11,
Dunedin 9054
info@obhsfoundation.co.nz
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