He Reta Ki Te Maunga - Letters to the Mountain: Maori Letters to the Editor 1898-1905. By Margaret Orbell.
He Reta Ki Te Maunga - Letters to the Mountain: Maori Letters to the Editor 1898-1905. By Margaret Orbell.
Publisher: Reed Publishing Group, 2001, First Edition. SCARCE.
Very good softback, no inscriptions, minor marks, light shelf-wear.
Thirty-five letters in Maori with English translation that appeared in the periodical "Te Puke ki Hikurangi" which began publication in 1897 as the "voice of the political movement known as Te kotahitanga". Included are 'tales of everyday life, recipes, farming and family gatherings, as well as extraordinary events like voyages to the Klondike goldfields, tragic floods and ceremonies to mark Queen Victoria's death".
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