Knocking about in New Zealand
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-03949-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-03949-9 (ISBN)
Charles L. Money's 1871 account of his seven years in New Zealand - including his participation in the second Taranaki war, which was instrumental in establishing colonial control of the area, and his employment as a gold prospector, surveyor and in agricultural work - illuminates this formative period of New Zealand history.
Little is known about Charles L. Money, who sailed in 1861 from Gravesend to New Zealand, where, as he recounts in this volume, he spent the next seven years, working as a gold prospector, a surveyor, a sheep hand, a baker's boy, and a log splitter. He also spent periods in the military, serving in McDonnell's campaign against the Maori in the second Taranaki war (1863–6), which was instrumental in establishing colonial control of the area, and participating in the notorious Pokaikai raid, an eyewitness account of which is included in the book. Money also, pragmatically, worked with, and occasionally for, the Maori. His narrative provides source material for social tensions in this formative period of New Zealand history, as well as giving a vivid picture of the hardships of emigrant life. It was published in 1871 by Samuel Mullen, the owner of the first literary library and bookshop in Australia.
Little is known about Charles L. Money, who sailed in 1861 from Gravesend to New Zealand, where, as he recounts in this volume, he spent the next seven years, working as a gold prospector, a surveyor, a sheep hand, a baker's boy, and a log splitter. He also spent periods in the military, serving in McDonnell's campaign against the Maori in the second Taranaki war (1863–6), which was instrumental in establishing colonial control of the area, and participating in the notorious Pokaikai raid, an eyewitness account of which is included in the book. Money also, pragmatically, worked with, and occasionally for, the Maori. His narrative provides source material for social tensions in this formative period of New Zealand history, as well as giving a vivid picture of the hardships of emigrant life. It was published in 1871 by Samuel Mullen, the owner of the first literary library and bookshop in Australia.
Preface; 1. On the sea; 2. On the Lammerlaw; 3. Rowley; 4. Flooded out; 5. The 'Tangi'; 6. Diggers; 7. Soldiering; 8. Exploring party; 9. Bush-clearing; 10. Fight at Pungarahu.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.12.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 220 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-03949-9 / 1108039499 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-03949-9 / 9781108039499 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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