Rua and the Maori Millennium. Peter Webster. 1979. 1st edition. Price Milburn for Victoria University Press, Wellington

Included loose: Article about the author’s return visit to Maungapohatu

Rua Kenana promised the return of the land to the Maori people. He established a religious community at Maungapohatu in Urewera country, but sadly things went wrong

This book looks at Rua, the man, his family and his beliefs. The settlement at Maungapohatu. Rua and the Liquor Laws. The Police raid and the Trial

Other subjects dealt with are: The economic position of Maori at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th. Land and Maori health Te Kooti, his escape from the Chatham Islands, the Matawhero raid, his prophecies and Ringatu The Urewera Country Tuhoe traditional genealogy and origins, social structure, settlements and economy, the coming of the Missionaries, the land Wars

The author details his research and draws conclusions

Old photos show: views of the Maungapohatu settlement; raiding Police; Rua, his wives, son and others from Maungapohatu

328pp; b/w photos; maps; index; bibliography; hard covers, gilt lettering; very good condition Dust jacket; very good condition; wear at corners and spine ends

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