- 1998 edition. 374 pages
- Publisher. HarperCollins NZ
- Hardcover. D/j Format C. Photos. Index
- Condition. Near new
It is now more than 100 years since the death of one of the key figures in the colonial history of New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. Sir Goerge Grey was an extraordinary man who exerted huge influence during the nineteenth century. At an early age he was identified by Thomas Carlyle as 'a leader of men', and his family expected him to be nothing less than a hero.
Grey's early career began in Australia where he explored, mapped and sketched the outback, defending the Aborigines against the worst excesses of his compatriots. He became the Governor of South Australia pleasing his British masters enough to be sent as a troubleshooter to the infant colony of New Zealand.
His second governorship of New Zealand was a disaster, as he stoked the fires of the New Zealand Wars.
This comprehensive biography contains significant new material, and it is a timely re-evaluation of a complex and fascinating man, whose influence was decisive at the time and continues to have an effect to the present day.
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