Rangatira (the High-born) : a Polynesian saga / by Norman B. Tindale and Harold A. Lindsay ; illustrated by Douglas F. Maxted
- Bib ID:
- 2254813
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Tindale, Norman B. (Norman Barnett), 1900-1993
- Description:
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- Adelaide : Rigby, 1959
- 208 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Series:
- Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books.
- Summary:
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The experiences of a group of Maori on the sea, and the hazards this group met as they settled the land which is now known as New Zealand.
- Notes:
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- Notes: p. 185-206.
- Pronounciation guide: p. 184.
- Library's Whelan copy has original dustjacket; inscribed "For the Whelan collection" and signed by the authors; 3p. typed note by Tindale & Lindsay about the publication history pasted inside the front cover, "... But, as Angus & Robertson have rejected such an amazing number of books subsequently published so successfuly by other firms, we are of the opinion that it would be better for Angus & Robertson to throw away that crystal ball and try employing readers with some plain, horse sense."
- Includes bibliographic details.
- For children.
- Cited In:
- Muir, M. A bibliography of Australian children's books, 7390
- Subject:
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- Maori (New Zealand people) -- Juvenile fiction
- Literature and stories - Juvenile
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Literature and stories - Non indigenous - Fiction
- Indigenous peoples - Pacific - Maori
- New Zealand -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction
- New Zealand -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction
- New Zealand (NZ)
- Polynesia
- Other authors/contributors:
- Lindsay, H. A. (Harold Arthur), 1900-1969
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Muir, Marcie. Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2063 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1993
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1959
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