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The Steepest Street in the World: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand

by Ian Dougherty

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The Steepest Street in the World: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand is a substantially revised and enlarged edition of a long-since-out-of-print 2006 book. It includes Baldwin Street's history dating back to the 1870s, rival claims to its world's-steepest-street title (most recently from a street in Wales), its role as an important Dunedin tourist attraction, and the various modes of transport that have been used to ascend the street: from pogo sticks to spring-loaded power skippers. The downside of the street's fame is also traversed: from the intrusive effect on residents' lives; to the serious injuries in motor vehicle mishaps, and the death of a student who rode down the street inside a wheelie bin that crashed into a parked trailer near the bottom.

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Ian Dougherty is a Dunedin author who has written more than 30 books on New Zealand history, biography, culture and society.

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