Crow of Whareatua : a New Zealand war story : a graphic novel / by Sid Marsh.
Set in 1869, Te Kooti Arikirangi te Turuki is founder of the Ringatu religion and the commander of the deadliest Maori guerilla force of the nineteenth century. Te Urewera is the battleground a wilderness of forest and bird, mountain and waterway. A war fought with a ruthlessness and ferocity that...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Little Barrier Island, N.Z. :
Kermadec,
1999.
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| Summary: | Set in 1869, Te Kooti Arikirangi te Turuki is founder of the Ringatu religion and the commander of the deadliest Maori guerilla force of the nineteenth century. Te Urewera is the battleground a wilderness of forest and bird, mountain and waterway. A war fought with a ruthlessness and ferocity that even Vietnam, one hundred years later cannot surpass. Kupapa warrior and colonist trooper pitted against Tuhoe toa and Ringatu land-grunt. Crow of Whareatua seeks to bring life to a one month period of a bitter four year war. |
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| Item Description: | About Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki's resistance to colonial troops in the Urewera. |
| Physical Description: | 98 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: | 0473061546 9780473061548 |