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First Encounters — the fourth in Oratia Book’s growing NZ Series
Apr 10, 2021
Edited by father-and-daughterauthors Gordon Ell and Sarah Ell, First Encounters: New Zealand 1642–1840 covers nearly 200 years from Abel Tasman in 1642 and Joseph Banks in 1769, to early settlers such as John Logan Campbell in 1840 — in first-person accounts that preserve the English of the times.
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The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars matter today
Oct 14, 2020
Distinguished author Ron Crosby outlines why the Musket Wars were a crucial phase of New Zealand history and should be taught today.
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Freyberg: A Life’s Journey
Oct 07, 2020
A Biography that focuses on Bernard Freyberg the man to reveal the reality behind a towering 20th-century hero.
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