Project Gutenberg 2004-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 95 Craik, George L. (George Lillie) 1798 1866 Craik, George Lillie Craik, G. L. (George Lillie) Drummond, James 1869 1940 John Rutherford, the White Chief: A Story of Adventure in New Zealand E-text prepared by Michael Ciesielski and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "John Rutherford, the White Chief: A Story of Adventure in New Zealand" by Craik is a historical narrative likely written in the early 19th century. This work chronicles the experiences of John Rutherford, a sailor who spent ten years living among the Māori people in New Zealand, providing a unique perspective on their customs and interactions with European visitors. The opening of the book introduces Rutherford's background, touching upon his early life as a factory worker and his transition to seafaring. It outlines a series of voyages that eventually lead him to New Zealand, where his ship, the "Agnes," encounters a disastrous fate upon reaching the coast. The narrative unfolds as the crew grapples with a surprise attack from the Māori, resulting in their capture. As Rutherford and his comrades are held by the indigenous people, themes of cultural exchange and the harsh realities of colonial encounters begin to emerge, along with vivid descriptions of Māori customs and the brutal circumstances surrounding their interactions with European outsiders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New Zealand -- Description and travel Rutherford, John, 1796- DU Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 391735 380460 2024-09-06T08:52:35.370430 2023-10-06T10:29:22.737385 text/html text/html 375040 2020-12-18T11:44:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 661067 2020-12-18T11:44:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 667433 2024-09-06T08:52:41.284388 application/epub+zip 676195 2024-09-06T08:52:36.546405 application/epub+zip 181471 2024-09-06T08:52:35.764398 application/epub+zip 987117 2024-09-06T08:52:44.891375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948082 2024-09-06T08:52:40.482381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262626 2022-09-07T04:02:13.790275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343118 343035 2024-09-06T08:52:34.537410 2023-10-06T10:29:22.043332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 342716 2020-12-18T11:44:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128043 2020-12-18T11:44:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342737 2020-12-18T11:44:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128023 2020-12-18T11:44:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20758 2024-09-06T08:52:45.046385 application/rdf+xml 15711 2024-09-06T08:52:35.853416 image/jpeg 2430 2024-09-06T08:52:35.809404 image/jpeg 660964 2024-09-06T08:52:35.437402 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