Te Arawa A History of the Arawa People by D. M. Stafford.

Publisher: Reed 1967, First Edition.

Very good hardback with fair jacket. Boards have light rubbing, and minor compression to spine ends, light crease to top of spine. No inscriptions, pages lightly tanned, minor marks. Jacket has some marks, creasing, rubbing and chipping. Spine is faded with a tear and small loss at bottom that has been backed by brown paper.

Page dimensions: 247 x 151mm. Maps printed on endpapers. 573 pages, illustrated.

"This history of Te Arawa, who today occupy the Rotorua lakes district and part of the central Bay of Plenty coastline, is notable for its readable scholarship.". Includes a 5 page Genealogical Index. Chapters include: The Beginning; The Canoe; The Journey to New Zealand; Exploration by Ihenga; Hatupatu and Kurangaituku; The Curse of Manaia and its Sequel; The Destruction of Ngati Kahupungapunga; Further Settlement of the Lakes District; The Capture of Moura by Tutanekai; The Beginning of the Wars at Rotoiti; The Invasion and Capture of Maketu; The Taking of Maunganui; Trouble at Rotorua with Tamamutu of Taupo; An Arawa Army goes to Waikato; Trouble in the Te Puke Area; Ngati Pukenga; Te Ramaapakura; Pukekaikahu; Thomas Chapman, his Wife and Helpers Settle in Rotorua; Visit of Governor Sir George Grey; Arawa become Involved in Maori-Pakeha Wars; Death of Fulloon and the Attack on Te Teko; Te Kooti and the Whitmore Expedition; Attack on Rotorua by Te Kooti; Conclusion of Urewera Campaigns.

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