Downfall
The destruction of Charles Mackay
$35.99
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2022
Summary
1920 New Zealanders were shocked by the news that the brilliant, well-connected mayor of genteel Whanganui had shot a young gay poet, D’Arcy Cresswell, who he thought was blackmailing him. They were then riveted by the trial that followed.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991016188 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1991016182 |
| Author: | Paul Diamond |
| Publisher: | Massey University Press |
| Imprint: | Massey University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 609g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 153mm x 206mm |
| Series: | Downfall:The Destruction of Charles Mackay |
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Critics Review
A crucial New Zealand story
– David HerktScandalous, gossipy and … historically revealing
– Jenny NichollsDownfall remains a crucial resource for any future examination of … the evolution of New Zealand social and sexual attitudes. Diamond’s work is original and essential … It is a book of international importance
– David Herkt‘Meticulously researched and beautifully written’ — Catie Gilchrist, Australian Historical Studies
Paul Diamond
Paul Diamond (Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) is Curator, Māori at the Alexander Turnbull Library. He is the author of A Fire in Your Belly: Māori leaders speak (Huia, 2003), Makereti: Taking Māori to the world (Random House, 2007) and Savaged to Suit: Māori and cartooning in New Zealand (Fraser Books, 2018). He has previously worked as an oral historian and broadcaster, and in 2017 he was awarded Creative New Zealand’s Berlin Writer’s Residency.
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