Project Gutenberg 2014-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 135 Buick, Thomas Lindsay 1866 1938 Buick, T. Lindsay (Thomas Lindsay) An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South. Produced by Chris Pinfield, Shaun Pinder, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South" by T. Lindsay Buick is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life and times of Te Rauparaha, a significant Maori chief of the Ngati-Toa tribe, focusing on his contributions to New Zealand's history and the complexities of Maori society during a period of transformation and conflict. Through the exploration of Te Rauparaha's character and achievements, the narrative aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the historical Maori perspective. The opening of the work sets the stage for a deep exploration of the Pacific's historical significance, hinting at a complex interplay of cultures and migrations that shaped the region. It lays the foundation for understanding Te Rauparaha's lineage and the challenges faced by the Maori as they navigated a landscape marked by rival tribes and European contact. Asserting the necessity of documenting Maori history, the author acknowledges the misrepresentation and misunderstanding surrounding key figures like Te Rauparaha, thus establishing a narrative that seeks to balance acknowledgment of his tribal heroics with a nuanced portrayal of his character in light of his controversial legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44726/44726-h/images/cover.jpg en New Zealand Te Rauparaha, 1770?-1849 Ngati Toa (New Zealand people) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography Ngati Toa (New Zealand people) -- Biography Ngati Toa (New Zealand people) -- History Maori (New Zealand people) -- Biography Maori (New Zealand people) -- History DU Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 867666 867672 2024-09-18T17:59:40.254545 2023-09-19T13:20:26.191109 text/html text/html 870788 2014-01-21T23:14:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1590929 2014-01-21T23:14:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1640369 2024-09-18T17:59:50.606032 application/epub+zip 1652800 2024-09-18T17:59:41.902556 application/epub+zip 412600 2024-09-18T17:59:41.075549 application/epub+zip 1875999 2024-09-18T17:59:57.376960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1828599 2024-09-18T17:59:49.692509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591385 2022-09-20T12:16:27.729855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784764 784554 2024-09-18T17:59:39.121591 2023-09-19T13:20:25.130121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 784341 2014-01-21T23:14:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 295366 2014-01-21T23:14:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 784338 2014-01-21T23:14:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295291 2014-01-21T23:14:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22150 2024-09-18T17:59:57.524970 application/rdf+xml 14243 2024-09-18T17:59:41.197537 image/jpeg 2236 2024-09-18T17:59:41.136540 image/jpeg 1607553 2024-09-18T17:59:40.369554 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