{"product_id":"9781925442441","title":"William's Story: Golden Raub Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eA biography of William Bibby engineer, innovator, gold miner and pioneer who became a legend in his time. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmarked and forgotten graves, an old pickle jar, a stamp shoe worn to a slipper, abandoned mines in Victoria and remotest Queensland, floods and rebellion. All are stops and clues along the way as Victor Bibby treads in the footsteps of a gold mining pioneer to discover long-lost relatives and the truths about his own family, bringing alive an historical account of life on the goldfields and events that made colonial history. A fascinating tale of a toolmaker from industrial England who created a new life in Australia as an engineer, innovator and gold miner before struggling against the odds to find fame and fortune as a mining pioneer in the Malayan jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fascinating account of the role a larger-than-life Liverpool-born adventurer, traveller, miner and engineer played in the development and management of gold mines in Australia and Malaya, skillfully assembled from a wealth of documents by an equally diligent and energetic descendant and author, Victor Bibby.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Chris McGuigan The Kensington Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis story is excellently researched and very interesting. It is very rewarding to read Victor's story as I am sure it has had untold rewards for him as he discovered his family roots and lost family contacts and history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-John Morrow's Pick of the Week\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontaine Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033131532528,"sku":"9781925442441","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925442441_p0.jpg?v=1763634541","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925442441","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}