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New Zealand 2 Volume Set: Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures During a Residence in That Country Between the Years 1831 and 1837

by J. S. Polack

A two-volume account of New Zealand before the Treaty of Waitangi

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A two-volume account of New Zealand before the Treaty of Waitangi

Published in 1838, Polack’s account draws on his residence in New Zealand from 1831 to 1837 and his work in trade and land speculation. The two volumes range from the islands’ climate, geology, wildlife and population to Māori material culture, beliefs and warfare. They also trace early Māori-European contact through trade, missions and whaling. Polack’s position was complex: he warned of harms to Māori society from unorganized European settlement while arguing for systematic colonization. That tension, alongside the book’s broad coverage, gives the set value as a historical source for the period immediately preceding the Treaty of Waitangi.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers studying early nineteenth-century New Zealand history and Māori-European relations.
  • Readers interested in historical accounts of exploration, trade, missions and whaling.
  • Researchers seeking a period source on Māori society and material culture.

Themes

Early New Zealand historyMāori material culture and beliefsMāori-European contactColonization and its effects

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Book overview

J. S. Polack (1807-82) lived in New Zealand during 1831-7 and 1842-50. An enterprising businessman and land speculator, he traded in timber and flax and in 1835 set up the first brewery in the country. He also learned the Maori language, and warned against the destructive effects of unorganized European settlement on Maori society, while arguing for the benefits of systematic colonization. This two-volume work, published in 1838, was the first of two successful books Polack published about his experiences in New Zealand and is still regarded as an important and impartial source about the period immediately preceding the Treaty of Waitangi. Volume 1 outlines the discovery of the islands, their climate, geology, fauna and population. Volume 2 focuses on Maori material culture, traditional beliefs, and warfare (including lurid reports of cannibalism), and on the early interactions of Maori and Europeans through trade, missions and whaling.
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