Great Tales from New Zealand History

by Gordon William McLauchlan and Gordon McLauchlan

Who really did 'discover' New Zealand?; Why history has turned its back on the timid Abel Tasman; The burning of the sailing ship Boyd sets back European settlement by a decade; The enduring love affair between Eliza and Governor William Hobson; A surreal battle at Gate Pa in the Land Wars; Who were the real villains at Parihaka?; The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming; No rowdiness, no horseplay, when women vote for the first time; The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143019635
• ISBN13: 9780143019633
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Penguin New Zealand
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.