{"product_id":"mesopotamia-station","title":"Mesopotamia Station","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Peter Newton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA meticulously researched history of the first hundred years of Mesopotamia Station, one of Canterbury's most storied high-country runs. Complete with a fold-out map and evocative black-and-white photographs, this is a rare and rewarding piece of New Zealand pastoral history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewton combed through old records and diaries to bring the station vividly to life — from the cost of building a boundary fence in 1885 to the stories of shearers, station managers, and the families who shaped the land. A fascinating record of Canterbury's colonial and agricultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1960  |  \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft cover  |  \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good — some light fraying to front cover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retro Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53385885974828,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/2677\/3548\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_4fe2c787-2a6f-4f78-8103-fc7be184cf2c.jpg?v=1782595621","url":"https:\/\/www.retroreads.co.nz\/products\/mesopotamia-station","provider":"Retro Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}