It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Origins of the Maori Wars by Keith Sinclair
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Keith Sinclair's The Origins of the Maori Wars is a fascinating account of the Waitara purchase and the cause of war in Taranaki in 1860. The seeds of conflict were sown in the earliest days of European settlement in New Zealand, when colonists arrived to take up land for which they had paid before it had been procured. The King party, one of the earliest national movements among M&āori, reacted against this imperial expansion. The story of the developing crisis features good intentions, self-interest, obstinacy and miscalculations &– elements involved in the origins of many wars. Written over ten years, The Origins of the Maori Wars is a pioneering study that comes complete with scholarly apparatus, including maps, appendices, notes and an index. First published in 1957, The Origins of the Maori Wars quickly established itself as a classic of New Zealand historical scholarship. This is the second edition.
Origins of the Maori Wars by Keith Sinclair is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.
This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Origins of the Maori Wars aloud.
Origins of the Maori Wars is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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