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The rise and fall of Te Hemara Tauhia / Paul Goldsmith.
- Title
- The rise and fall of Te Hemara Tauhia / Paul Goldsmith.
- Author
- Goldsmith, Paul, 1952-
- Publication
- Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed Books, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DU422.82.T38 G65 2003 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 117 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Based on research from the Native Land Court records this is the story of Te Hamara, a chief of the Ngāti Rongo. Following the establishment of the British legal system he was successful in finding wealth and security, but eventually unsustainable land sales brought about his financial ruin.
- Alternative Title
- Te Hemara Tauhia
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-114) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Map of Northland -- Map of North Auckland -- Introduction -- 1. The locust years -- 2. The return to Mahurangi -- 3.'Pax Britannia' -- 4. Patriarch and autocrat -- 5. Coping with irrelevance -- 6. The turning of the screw -- 7. Last things -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Te Hemara's whakapapa -- Notes -- References -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0790009056 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2004380378
- OCLC
- 55131650
- SCSB-11479498
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library