Musket Wars
Publisher: Oratia Media
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780947506292
Description: First published by Reed in 1999, with an introduction by Michael King, The Musket Wars established Ron Crosby's reputation as a daring, original chronicler of New Zealand history. This history provides the first comprehensive account of the wars that ravaged the country in the early 1800s, when iwi with newly acquired muskets unleashed terrible utu (revenge) on foes, helped by other introductions like potatoes that fuelled long-range taua (war parties). This volume reproduces the revised 2001 edition."--Publisher's description.