The French at Akaroa
An Adventure in Colonization

This 1928 publication recounts the history of Akaroa in New Zealand and the interaction between French and British settlers there.

T. Lindsay Buick (Author)

9781108039970, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 November 2011

468 pages, 14 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.59 kg

Thomas Lindsay Buick (1865–1938) became interested in New Zealand history while working as a political journalist in Wellington, and became an influential figure in the field. He went on to write twelve books and numerous pamphlets on the early history of the country and was elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1914. First published in Wellington in 1928, this work describes the history of Akaroa in the South Island, a small settlement on the Banks Peninsula founded by French settlers in 1840. In the same year, New Zealand became part of the British Empire, and much of Buick's account focuses on the interaction and disputes between the French and British settlers. The book, which was published under the auspices of the Board of Maori Ethnological Research, also includes the history of the local Maori tribes.

1. A whaler's dream
2. Fair fields afar
3. National aspirations
4. Finding a new home
5. The status quo
6. Autumn days
7. Sovereignty
8. Clearing the wreckage
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Australasian & Pacific history [HBJM]