The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions, Vol. 5
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions, Vol. 5

Author: John White

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781332760503

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Excerpt from The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions, Vol. 5: Tai-Nui AT page 13 of the English part of this volume I have quoted from Sir James Hector's account of The Skids of Tai-nui; at pages 184, 206, 212, 218, 224, and 231, by permission, I have quoted from the Story of Te \vahama, by Judge J. A. \vilson, of the Native Land ('ourt; at page 210 I have used information given to me by Captain Akers; at page 260 I have quuted from the records 11' the Native Land Court: and at pages 43 and 49 of the Maori part of this volume I have quoted fmm the writings of Sir G. Grey, l tender my sincere thanks to these authors for the use I have made ()f their writings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Ancient History of the Maori, Vol. 4
The Ancient History of the Maori, Vol. 4

Author: John White

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-10

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780266833437

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Excerpt from The Ancient History of the Maori, Vol. 4: His Mythology and Traditions; Tai-Nui Part, -it is no wonder that the honour of having introduced the plant should be claimed by each migration. It has been deemed prudent, therefore, in the Opening pages of the present volume - the first volume relating to the Tai-nui migration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions, Vol. 6
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions, Vol. 6

Author: John White

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-24

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780282532673

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Excerpt from The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions, Vol. 6: Tai-Nui As all the names in these genealogies were indices of important events, the chanting of them on their respective occasions provoked inquiry from the younger and explanation by the elder members of the tribe, and thus became an important means of transmitting its history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.