Kauri:Witness to a Nations History
witness to a nation's history
$36.00
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2019
Summary
New Zealand’s conifer, the kauri, once dominated the northern landscape. This remarkable tree, which grows up to 50m with trunk diameters of over 5m and can live for over 1000 years, has played a part in the lives of all inhabitants, celebrated in Maori myth and integral to early colonial history.
Over the centuries, kauri’s high-quality timber has yielded war canoes, ships’ spars, furniture, and houses. Today, though, the kauri forests are a shadow of their former selves, facing a ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869665296 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869665295 |
| Author: | Joanna Orwin |
| Publisher: | Upstart Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Joanna Orwin
Joanna Orwin was born in Nelson and educated at Canterbury University where she studied botany, geography, and Maori language and culture. She worked for over 30 years as a science editor, but since leaving Landcare research in 1998 she has researched and written on New Zealand history, culture and natural science. She is also a prize winning author of historical and adventure novels for children and young adults, all with a strong sense of landscape.
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