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Leading historian James Belich presents Titokowaru, a Taranaki chief in the 1860s, as one of the great figures of New Zealand history. A leader in peace and war, he ran a stunning military campaign against colonial forces as he sought to save his people and their lands from European invasion.
In a powerfully written, compelling book, Belich restores the image of a man who, after winning numerous victories and almost repelling colonial forces in 1868–69, was then ‘forgotten by Pākehā as a child forgets a nightmare’. A new introduction by Belich brings his 1989 work up to date.
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1. Titokowaru’s peace
2. The year of the daughters
3. ‘I shall not die’
4. The Patea Field Force
5. The death of Kane
6. McDonnell’s revenge
7. The beak
8. The little tyrant
9. The battle of Moturoa
10. Handley’s woolshed
11. The brink
12. Tauranga Ika
13. The lion at bay
14. The hunt
Epilogue: The last battle