Living Among the Northland Māori
diary of father antoine garin, 1844–1846
$36.00
- Hardcover
620 pages
- Release Date
28 March 2019
Summary
A Priest Among Warriors: Garin’s Northland Māori Diary
A French Marist priest, Father Antoine Garin, found himself running the remote Mangakahia mission station on the banks of the Wairoa River. “Living Among the Northland Maori” is Garin’s diary, a compelling record of his experiences from 1844 to 1846 as he immersed himself in the Māori culture of the region.
The diary vividly recounts contemporary events, placing Garin perilously close to the Northern War’s action. He wri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781988503028 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1988503027 |
| Author: | Peter Tremewan, Giselle Larcombe |
| Publisher: | Canterbury University Press |
| Imprint: | Canterbury University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 620 |
| Release Date: | 28 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.27kg |
| Dimensions: | 258mm x 190mm x 58mm |
About The Author
Peter Tremewan
Peter Tremewan is a retired University of Canterbury professor who has written widely about the French in New Zealand and the Pacific in the 19th century. He was awarded the John Dunmore Medal (1991) and J.M. Sherrard Award in New Zealand History (1992) for his research in this area. His publications include ‘French Akaroa’ (CUP, 1990, revised 2010). In 2007 the French government made him a Chevalier de l’ordre des Palmes académiques.
Giselle Larcombe is a historian whose publications have focused on the French in New Zealand, especially the written records in French of the early French missionaries; her doctoral thesis, completed in 2009 under the tutelage of Peter Tremewan, was on Antoine Garin. She was awarded the John Dunmore Medal (2010) for her contribution to the study of the French in the Pacific.
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