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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The History of Taranaki

The History of Taranaki

B Wells

Paperback

Australia & OceaniaNative American HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353602734
ISBN13: 9789353602734
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 25 2019
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.73 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On the western coast of New Zealand, a province became the stage for some of the country's most dramatic struggles over land, identity and belonging. Taranaki remembers every step taken. First published in the nineteenth century, B. Wells's The History of Taranaki stands as a landmark New Zealand history book, tracing the region from pre-colonial Maori New Zealand heritage through the founding of New Plymouth and the turbulent years of Taranaki settlement and colonisation. Written close to the events it describes, this classic colonial New Zealand narrative follows early encounters, the growth of the settlement, and the Maori land wars Taranaki endured, setting local lives against the wider pattern of colonial frontier conflicts NZ faced as a young nation. Rich in dates, places and remembered personalities, Wells's regional local history volume is both an engaging Taranaki local history guide and a valuable reference for NZ genealogists interested in New Plymouth early settlers and the communities they built across the Taranaki province nineteenth century landscape. It captures the making of New Plymouth New Zealand history in detail that rewards both casual readers of history and serious students of the past. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This careful modern edition invites readers and collectors to encounter a foundational narrative of Taranaki and to understand how one coastal province came to reflect the wider story of New Zealand itself.

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