Fox Boy, The
by Peter Walker
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0747556466
- ISBN 13
- 9780747556466
- Seller
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Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Phoenix Books, NZ, 2001. Softcover. Very Good +. NEW ZEALAND""There had been a history of mutual kidnapping between the Maori and the English people in New Zealand dating back to the 1760s. In 1869, after an English defeat in battle in the Taranaki forest, one more Maori boy, aged five or six, was captured. This little boy was to be adopted by the Prime Minister and educated to become a lawyer and an 'English gentleman'."" ""The small captive was photographed, just a few days after his kidnapping, in a studio in the town of Wanganui. He is wearing a fine English suit and boots; there is a vase of flowers and a weighty book on the ebony stand beside him. As Peter Walker comments, 'Someone has combed the boy's hair and taught him to put one hand in his trouser pocket. He looks as if he's seen a ghost.'"".""It was Walker's question, 'Well, I wonder what happened to you?' which set him off on this remarkable quest. Not only did he follow Ngatau Omahuru (or little 'William Fox') out of the forest and into the drawing rooms of Wellington and London, but he found himself on a personal journey which converged unexpectedly with the material he uncovered. Walker learned that this Maori boy, about whom perhaps ten lines had ever been published in the history books, played a crucial role in New Zealand's history. He also learned about Maori ghosts and some very eccentric English scoundrels.""x, 341 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-338). #090723Omahuru, Ngataua.  |  Omahuru, Ngataua -- Kidnapping, 1869.  |  Maori (New Zealand people) -- Biography.  |  Maori (New Zealand people) -- History.  |  New Zealand -- History -- 1840-1876. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good +
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- Bookseller
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79866
- Title
- Fox Boy, The
- Author
- Peter Walker
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0747556466
- ISBN 13
- 9780747556466
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, NZ
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 341
- Keywords
- New Zealand
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About the Seller
Elizabeth's Bookshops
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Fremantle, Western Australia
About Elizabeth's Bookshops
Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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