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At the Margin of Empire

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

At the Margin of Empire

By Jennifer Ashton

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About the book

In this remarkable biography, Jennifer Ashton uses the life of one man as a unique lens through which to view the early history of New Zealand.Born in Scotland in 1818, John Webster came to New Zealand via Australia in 1841 (after a violent encounter in the outback which he just escaped unscathed) and spent most of the rest of his life in Hokianga. At the Margin of Empire charts his colourful experiences carving out a fortune as the region's leading timber trader and cultivating connections with...Show more

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9781869408251

Publisher

Auckland University Press

Published year

2015

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1

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At the Margin of Empire

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Paperback

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