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Baron de Thierry, self-styled King Pokeno of Hokianga, was surely New Zealand's most romantic coloniser. Part English, part French, Charles de Thierry trustingly bought 40,000 acres from the missionary Thomas Kendall and the two colourful chiefs he brought with him to meet the King of England.
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Check to Your King
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Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Check to Your King is the story of a self-styled French aristocrat, Charles de Thierry who decides to move to New Zealand and create a utopia - a land where Pakeha and Maori can live in harmony. He declares himself the sovereign chief of New Zealand (and along the way, also a Baron, King of Nuka Hiva, and a pioneer colonist). De Thierry is a strange, crazy, romantic figure in New Zealand history, who clearly saw himself as a misunderstood but great savior of people and proponent of justice. Hyde's rendition of him is extremely sympathetic - the Baron seems to genuinely have good intentions. He just also seems to have very little real understanding of politics or people. DJ. Seller Inventory # 1579503
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint Reissued. Tight and tidy, just a small inscription in front. Intact dust jacket, lightly sunned at spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 005383
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 288 pages. spine faded. Seller Inventory # 841i
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