Fitz : The Colonial Adventures of James Edward FitzGerald.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- FitzGerald Family Tree -- Preface -- Part I: Fitz finds a vocation -- 1. The Maternity 1818-1842 -- 2. Pride and Poverty 1842-1844 -- 3. Coins and Catalogues 1844-1845 -- 4. The Colonial Microbe 1845-1849 -- 5. A Slice of England 1849-1850 -- 6. Just a Schoolgirl 1850 -- Part II: Fitz starts a new life -- 7. The Charlotte Jane 1850 -- 8. The Cabin on the Hill 1850-1851 -- 9. A Bigger Fish 1850-1851 -- 10. The First Winter 1851 -- 11. Sheep, Sheep, Sheep 1851-1852 -- Part III: Fitz becomes a politician -- 12. A Boy out of School 1852-1853 -- 13. Dignity and Decorum 1853-1854 -- 14. A Restless Husband 1854 -- 15. A Beast with a Bill 1854-1855 -- 16. Spasms of the Heart 1855-1856 -- 17. A Missed Opportunity 1856-1857 -- Part IV: Fitz starts a newspaper -- 18. An Influential Colonist 1857-1860 -- 19. Without Fear or Favour 1860-1861 -- 20. No Common Man 1861-1862 -- 21. The Grand Demonstration 1862 -- 22. Friend Whititera 1862-1863 -- 23. A Prophet in the Desert 1863-1865 -- Part V: Fitz goes to Wellington -- 24. The Road to Hokitika 1865 -- 25. An Ordinary Rooster 1865-1866 -- 26. A Painful Parting 1866-1867 -- 27. Chesney Wold 1867-1868 -- 28. A Rigid System of Economy 1868-1870 -- 29. An Island in Sight 1868-1871 -- 30. FitzGerald's Folly 1872-1877 -- Part VI: Fitz grows old -- 31. An Afflicted Family 1878-1884 -- 32. The Flash of a Meteor 1884-1888 -- 33. White Azaleas 1888-1895 -- 34. Joining the Majority 1895-1896 -- 35. A Pilgrim Mother 1896-1901 -- 36. An Unfinished Tale 1901-1933 -- Postscript -- Timeline -- Notes to the Text -- Bibliography -- Index.

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