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Excerpt from New Zealand This book does not contain a history Of New Zealand, but something of the story of many full and stirring days. Almost like the ghost the Maori thought him, Tasman came swiftly out Of the rosy West, struck a blow which harmed his country more than it hurt those upon whom it fell, and yet more swiftly sailed away. Notable enough were his coming and going, but only as the pro logue to the drama which began after an interval Of one hundred and twenty-seven years. Then there steps upon the stage Of Maoriland that well graced actor, Captain Cook; and so the play goes on until the fall of the curtain upon the peace which closed the long struggle Of the brave tribes men with settlers, soldiers and colonists. Another interval, not so long, and then, fitting epilogue, the Dominion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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