A Sort Of Conscience The Wakefields

Author: Philip Temple

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  • : 60.00 NZD
  • : 9781869402761
  • : Auckland University Press
  • : Auckland University Press
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  • : 1.43335
  • : May 2002
  • : 240mm X 170mm X 44mm
  • : New Zealand
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  • : English
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Barcode 9781869402761
9781869402761

Description

This remarkably engaging study of a Wakefield family that played a prominent role in the settlement of New Zealand and other English colonies draws on a rich store of personal letters to paint a portrait of a complex family whose influence crossed the globe. A gripping family story, this volume also provides an accessible history of British colonial settlement in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Awards

Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Biography Category 2003 and ARANZ Ian Wards Prize 2003. Shortlisted for Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Montana Medal for Non-Fiction 2003 and Tasmania Pacific Bicentenary History Prize 2004 and Ernest Scott Prize for History 2003.

Author description

Philip Temple is a distinguished author best known for his environmental novels, children's books and books on mountaineering and exploration.