Description |
1 online resource (276 pages) |
Contents |
Map -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Making of an Imperial Man -- Chapter Two: Hokianga and the River Trade -- Chapter Three Among the Queen's People: The Northern War, 1845-1846 -- Chapter Four: A Voyage through the Pacific,1848-1851 -- Chapter Five: Hokianga's Timber Baron, 1855-1870 -- Chapter Six: War and Politics in the 1860s -- Chapter Seven: Hokianga Old and New, 1870-1890 -- Chapter Eight: Unquiet Retirement, 1880s-1900 -- Epilogue -- Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
Summary |
In telling the story of John Webster's long and colorful life for the first time, this biography also explores the wider transformation of relationships between Māori and Pakeha during the 19th century. In this remarkable biography, Jennifer Ashton uses the life of one man as a unique lens through which to view the early history of New Zealand |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 02, 2015) |
Subject |
Webster, John, 1818-1912.
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SUBJECT |
Webster, John, 1818-1912 fast |
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Colonists -- New Zealand -- Far North District -- Biography
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Māori (New Zealand people) -- New Zealand -- Far North District -- History -- 19th century
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Colonists
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Māori (New Zealand people)
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Race relations
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Noho-ā-iwi.
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Pākehā.
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Kōrero nehe.
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Taipūwhenuatanga.
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Far North District (N.Z.) -- History -- 19th century
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Far North District (N.Z.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
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New Zealand -- Far North District
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biography.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781775587811 |
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1775587819 |
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9781775587798 |
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1775587797 |
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186940825X |
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9781869408251 |
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