Second edition, (2010) social history of Whanganui's first permanent settler, his marriage to Hinekawa daughter of Chief Tutepourangi, his trading, boatbuilding and publican enterprises of 1840 in Whanganui, his headstrong family sagas and his enormous contribution to the establishment of both Whanganui, and, through the life of his son, Teone, to the social fabric of modern NZ.

With novelised history sections which enhance the readability of this account of one of the country's most adventurous and unconventional pioneers. Soft cover, 270 pages, fully indexed, some coloured photographs.

Includes an essential, accessible account of the settlement of Whanganui through the lens of the man who captained the NZ Co cargo over the Whanganui bar, the first ever keeled vessel to attempt it, and who signed as Witness to the 1839 Deed of Sale of Wanganui ... despite being elsewhere at the time... For more details please visit http://www.book14me.com