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Author: Paul Moon Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350116661 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
One of the British Empire's most troubling colonial exports in the 19th-century, James Busby is known as the father of the Australian wine industry, the author of New Zealand's Declaration of Independence and a central figure in the early history of independent New Zealand as its British Resident from 1833 to 1840. Officially the man on the ground for the British government in the volatile society of New Zealand in the 1830s, Busby endeavoured to create his own parliament and act independently of his superiors in London. This put him on a collision course with the British Government, and ultimately destroyed his career. With a reputation as an inept, conceited and increasingly embittered person, this caricature of Busby's character has slipped into the historical bloodstream where it remains to the present day. This book draws on an extensive range of previously-unused archival records to reconstruct Busby's life in much more intimate form, and exposes the back-room plotting that ultimately destroyed his plans for New Zealand. It will alter the way that Britain's colonisation of New Zealand is understood, and will leave readers with an appreciation of how individuals, more than policies, shaped the Empire and its rule.
Author: Paul Moon Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350116661 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
One of the British Empire's most troubling colonial exports in the 19th-century, James Busby is known as the father of the Australian wine industry, the author of New Zealand's Declaration of Independence and a central figure in the early history of independent New Zealand as its British Resident from 1833 to 1840. Officially the man on the ground for the British government in the volatile society of New Zealand in the 1830s, Busby endeavoured to create his own parliament and act independently of his superiors in London. This put him on a collision course with the British Government, and ultimately destroyed his career. With a reputation as an inept, conceited and increasingly embittered person, this caricature of Busby's character has slipped into the historical bloodstream where it remains to the present day. This book draws on an extensive range of previously-unused archival records to reconstruct Busby's life in much more intimate form, and exposes the back-room plotting that ultimately destroyed his plans for New Zealand. It will alter the way that Britain's colonisation of New Zealand is understood, and will leave readers with an appreciation of how individuals, more than policies, shaped the Empire and its rule.
Author: Paul Moon Publisher: ISBN: 9781350124493 Category : Colonial administrators Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
The Ambitions of the Father -- The Tenacity of the Son -- 'I Am To Take Charge' -- Cardinal Virtues -- Convergence -- Landed -- Trouble at Home -- Independence -- Visitors and Schemers -- The Rattlesnake -- 'Your functions will cease' -- 'Satan Rules' -- The Ink-Blotter -- Colossal -- Everlasting.
Author: Miriam Busby Publisher: ISBN: Category : Hawke's Bay (N.Z.) Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
"Prepared ... for ... the Busby family reunion to be held at Tokomaru Bay on the 6th and 7th of January 1996 ... descendants of James Busby who settled at Tokomaru Bay"--P. 1-2.
Author: Busby History Book Committee Publisher: Busby, Alta. : Busby History Book Committee ISBN: 9780889258556 Category : Busby (Alta.) Languages : en Pages : 633
Author: Paul Moon
Author: Paul Moon
Author: Paul Moon
Author: Miriam Busby
Author: Busby History Book Committee
Author: Carl J. Weber
Author: George Clarke
Author: New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives
Author: New Zealand. Parliament
Author: New Zealand. Parliament
Author: Thomas Morland Hocken