Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Reeves, William Pember 1857 1932 Pember Reeves, William Reeves, W. P. (William Pember) The Long White Cloud: "Ao Tea Roa" Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Tim Koeller, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Long White Cloud: 'Ao Tea Roa'" by William Pember Reeves is a historical account written in the late 19th century. It provides an insightful exploration of New Zealand's genesis and development, tracing the island's history from the arrival of its earliest Polynesian settlers, the Maoris, to its status as a British colony. The work highlights the cultural, political, and natural aspects of New Zealand, aiming to shed light on its landscape and the complexities of its colonization. At the start of the book, Reeves establishes the backdrop of New Zealand's early European encounters. He notes the isolation and distinctiveness of the islands, contrasting their features with those of Britain and Australia. The opening portion delves into the arrival of the Maoris, their efforts in navigating the ocean to find New Zealand, and the rich, yet challenging landscape they encountered. Reeves also addresses the inadvertent impact of European settlers on the indigenous population and environment, setting the stage for a nuanced exploration of New Zealand's evolution through its unique struggles and successes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ethnology -- New Zealand New Zealand DU Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 694933 694560 2024-10-05T17:47:33.096570 2023-10-06T05:21:56.338798 text/html text/html 699440 2020-12-14T22:46:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2146917 2020-12-14T22:46:57 text/html application/zip 2334331 2024-10-05T17:47:48.371502 application/epub+zip 2318180 2024-10-05T17:47:37.193584 application/epub+zip 339987 2024-10-05T17:47:35.475562 application/epub+zip 2563859 2024-10-05T17:47:57.178473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2505999 2024-10-05T17:47:45.410518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542558 2022-09-06T20:35:35.515393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646258 646180 2024-10-05T17:47:31.995558 2023-10-06T05:21:55.422800 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 647221 2020-12-14T22:46:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255792 2020-12-14T22:46:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 647224 2020-12-14T22:46:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255658 2020-12-14T22:46:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21451 2024-10-05T17:47:57.373422 application/rdf+xml 16505 2024-10-05T17:47:36.054534 image/jpeg 4006 2024-10-05T17:47:35.759552 image/jpeg 2253040 2024-10-05T17:47:33.247571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia