Hongi Hika: Warrior Chief - by Dorothy Urlich Cloher. [Signed First Edition] SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hongi Hika: Warrior Chief By Dorothy Urlich Cloher. 

Publisher: Viking, 2003, FIRST EDITION. SCARE. 

The book belonged to the author. Hardback with jacket. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to Don Selwyn (presumed to be Don Charles Selwyn ONZM, who was a Maori actor and filmmaker from New Zealand.) 

Very good condition, some bumping to edges. Light tanning to page edges. Jacket has a little shelf/edge wear, chipping, small hole to rear flap. 

The legendary Hongi Hika was one of the great figures of Maoridom and was certainly the principal Maori leader during the first years of European settlement. His Ngapuhi tribe conquered large parts of the North Island during the Musket Wars in the early 19th century. He was a charismatic fighting chief of the old school, brutal when required; but he also befriended European missionaries such as Thomas Kendell, spoke good English and held his own at the English court during his visit to London. He is thus extremely accessible to a reader in the 21st century. This biography is by a kinswoman of Hongi's. 351 pages with photos.

ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

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