$68.00
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
17 July 2017
Summary
Takitimu is one of the great tribal histories in the New Zealand literary canon. It tells of the Ngati Kahungunu people - tangata whenua of Hawke’s Bay and parts of East Coast and Wairarapa - from their origins in the Pacific Islands to their lineage in Aotearoa up to the twentieth century.
It is divided into four main sections: the history up to the departure of Takitimu and other canoes of migration; the history of Ngati Kahungunu; short biographies of Sir James Carroll, Sir Maui Po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780947506216 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0947506217 |
| Author: | J.H. Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Oratia Media |
| Imprint: | Oratia Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 17 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 578g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 207mm x 51mm |
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About The Author
J.H. Mitchell
J.H. Mitchell (1870-1944) grew up in Thames, and from the age of 15 until his death lived in Wairoa. He was a dairy farmer, Maori interpreter, and an authority on iwi history and whakapapa. He devoted his later years to the writing of Takitimu and the building of the Takitimu Carroll meeting house in Wairoa. This book is his legacy.
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