LEADER 04918nam 2200817 450 001 9910820294003321 005 20230424195651.0 010 $a1-77558-781-9 010 $a1-77558-778-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000348170 035 $a(EBL)1885426 035 $a(OCoLC)902415968 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001432468 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11852778 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432468 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11389763 035 $a(PQKB)10847527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1980126 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1885426 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1980126 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011549 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL680285 035 $a(OCoLC)935273578 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1885426 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000348170 100 $a20150208h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAt the Margin of Empire $eJohn Webster and Hokianga, 1841 - 1900 /$fJennifer Ashton 210 1$aAuckland, New Zealand :$cAuckland University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86940-825-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents -- Map -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Making of an Imperial Man -- Chapter Two: Hokianga and the River Trade -- Chapter Three Among the Queen's People: The Northern War, 1845-1846 -- Chapter Four: A Voyage through the Pacific,1848-1851 -- Chapter Five: Hokianga's Timber Baron, 1855-1870 -- Chapter Six: War and Politics in the 1860s -- Chapter Seven: Hokianga Old and New, 1870-1890 -- Chapter Eight: Unquiet Retirement, 1880s-1900 -- Epilogue -- Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. 330 $aIn telling the story of John Webster's long and colorful life for the first time, this biography also explores the wider transformation of relationships between Maori and Pakeha during the 19th century. In this remarkable biography, Jennifer Ashton uses the life of one man as a unique lens through which to view the early history of New Zealand. 330 $a"Born in Scotland in 1818, John Webster came in New Zealand via Australia in 1841 after narrowly escaping death in the outback following a violent encounter with a group of Aboriginal men. He spent most of the rest of his life in the Hokianga region, carving out a fortune as the region's leading timber trader and cultivating connections with the leading political figures of the day. As he settled into this new home his life became intimately entwined with Ma?ori. He fought alongside Ta?mati Wa?ka Nene in the Northern War against Ho?ne Heke, married one of Nene's relatives and built up his kauri timber business through trade with local chiefs, but also awoke one day to find a plundering party had arrived on his front lawn. Webster was also engaged with Pa?keha? and the Crown - friends with Frederick Maning, visited by George Grey, Richard Seddon and others. Ashton takes us into Hokianga to reveal how the evolving intimate relationships and economic transactions of everyday life reflected larger shifts in colonial power. She argues that through his daily interactions, Webster helped slowly shift the balance of power in the North: the credit that he extended to his customers and kin saw them selling land to pay debts, helping push Ma?ori into economic dependence"--$cPublisher information. 606 $aDramatists, English$yEarly modern, 1500-1700$vBiography 606 $aColonists$zNew Zealand$zFar North District$vBiography 606 $aMa?ori (New Zealand people)$zNew Zealand$zFar North District$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPioneers$zNew Zealand$zHokianga County 606 $aEconomic development$zNew Zealand$zHokianga County$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aNoho-a?-iwi$2reo$3(Nz)reo320 606 $aPa?keha?$2reo$3(Nz)reo4312 606 $aKo?rero nehe$2reo$3(Nz)reo1119 606 $aTaipu?whenuatanga$2reo$3(Nz)reo4150 607 $aFar North District (N.Z.)$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aFar North District (N.Z.)$xRace relations$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aHokianga County (N.Z.)$xColonization 615 0$aDramatists, English 615 0$aColonists 615 0$aMa?ori (New Zealand people)$xHistory 615 0$aPioneers 615 0$aEconomic development$xHistory 615 7$aNoho-a?-iwi. 615 7$aPa?keha?. 615 7$aKo?rero nehe. 615 7$aTaipu?whenuatanga. 676 $a822.3 700 $aAshton$b Jennifer $01134401 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820294003321 996 $aAt the Margin of Empire$94020243 997 $aUNINA