New Zealand : Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures during a Residence in that Country between...
New Zealand : Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures during a Residence in that Country between...
New Zealand : Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures during a Residence in that Country between the Years 1831 and 1837. Volume 1 / J. S. Polack. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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English
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1 online resource (432 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
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Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1838.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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England
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1838.
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J. S. Polack (1807-82) lived in New Zealand during 1831-7 and 1842-50. An enterprising businessman and land speculator, he traded in timber and flax, and in 1835 set up the first brewery in the country. He also learned the Maori language, and warned against the destructive effects on Maori society of unorganized European settlement, while arguing f...
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New Zealand : Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures during a Residence in that Country between the Years 1831 and 1837. Volume 1 / J. S. Polack. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge library collection. History of Oceania
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English
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74VKaz072qXl
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1-139-10906-5
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991024402488902626
