The Story Of New Zealand: Past And Present—Savage And Civilized Vol.I&Ii (1859)

Author: Arthur S. Thomson

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ISBN : CIR1618794200
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A late nineteenth-century account of New Zealand's then young history, generally considered to the first scholarly history of these islands. A.S. Thomson was a prominent military surgeon who served in New Zealand during a period of relative peace, and completed this work and a work on the health of the Maori. His views on Maori and their society reflect very much the colonial mindset, and do not show a genuine attempt at understanding the Maori.

The first volume's binding has been repaired, and the original cover is worn but intact. The second volume is in need of repair; the covers are detached, and the binding is cracked. Interiors of both copies are in reading condition, however their is heavy foxing of the preliminaries, and foxing throughout.

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