Research Catalog

Title

French Akaroa : an attempt to colonise southern New Zealand / Peter Tremewan.

Author

Tremewan, Peter.

Publication

Christchurch, N.Z. : University of Canterbury, with the assistance of the Historical Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs, 1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Burrell, Margaret
• Rogers, Max.
• New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Historical Branch.

Description

xx, 383 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Subject

• French > New Zealand > Akaroa > History
• Akaroa (Christchurch, N.Z.) > History

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-368) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The 'purchase' of Banks Peninsula -- Freemasons and bankers -- A less ambitious project -- Official instructions -- While the French were at Sea -- Negotiations with the British -- Negotions with the Maori -- Akaroa : French, British or Maori? -- Settlement begins -- The people -- The Akaroa economy -- Captains and magistrates -- Arts, Science and engineering -- Missionaries and masons -- Land -- Selling out -- And some lived happily ever after -- French and German people at Akaroa, 1840-1850 -- The Maori of Akaroa, 1844 -- Akaroa shipping, 1841.

ISBN

0908812051

LCCN

^^^91100362^

OCLC

• 23082118
• SCSB-12889159

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library