https://github.com/hjohns/eric

PNG History Project
https://github.com/hjohns/eric

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PNG History Project

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/hjohns/eric
• Owner: hjohns
• Created: 2025-09-20T00:26:45.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-21T05:56:51.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-21T06:18:43.636Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: 50th, author, classrooms, education, eric-johns, history, independence, png, schools
• Language: Astro
• Homepage: http://eric.johns.com.au
• Size: 16 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
# A History of Papua New Guinea – Project Site

This repository powers the promotional site for Eric Johns’ book *A History of Papua New Guinea from Prehistory to Independence*. The live site is available at **http://eric.johns.com.au**.

## What’s on the site

- **Hero & Overview** – introduces the book launch and the mission to place copies in PNG classrooms.

- **The Book** – highlights the 635-page volume, chapter previews, and publication journey.

- **Support** – form for sponsors, educators, and community members to register interest.

- **Meet the People** – profiles of Eric Johns, publisher Chris Roering, and UPNG lecturer Keimelo Gima.

- **Videos** – embedded YouTube series featuring PNG history segments.

All of the storytelling content is written in Markdown under `src/content/sections`, making updates straightforward without touching layout files.

## Visual preview

| Hero banner | Book interior | Support form |

|-------------|---------------|--------------|

| ![Crowd celebrating Papua New Guinea](public/images/banner.jpg) | ![Chapter spread from the book](public/images/book-chapt1-01.png) | ![Support form example](public/images/book-back.png) |

| Author profile | Additional titles | Transparent promo |

|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| ![Eric Johns portrait](public/images/eric-johns.png) | ![Dame Alice Wedega cover](public/images/famous-png-books-01-dame-alice-wedega.png) | ![Angled book promo](public/images/book-promo-transparent.png) |

## Local development

```bash

npm install

npm run dev

```

Visit `http://localhost:4321/` to preview changes with hot reload.

### Production build

```bash

npm run build

npm run preview

```

Static assets are written to `dist/` and deployed via GitHub Actions to GitHub Pages.

## Tech stack

Built with [Astro](https://astro.build), [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com), and [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/). Continuous deployment uses GitHub Actions and GitHub Pages.