The Rise and Fall of James Busby

The Rise and Fall of James Busby
Title The Rise and Fall of James Busby PDF eBook
Author Paul Moon
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 368
Release 2020-09-17
Genre History
ISBN 1350116661

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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.

The Rise and Fall of James Busby

The Rise and Fall of James Busby
Title The Rise and Fall of James Busby PDF eBook
Author Paul Moon
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 369
Release 2020-09-17
Genre History
ISBN 135011667X

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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.

The Rise and Fall of James Busby

The Rise and Fall of James Busby
Title The Rise and Fall of James Busby PDF eBook
Author Paul Moon
Publisher
Pages 350
Release 2020
Genre Colonial administrators
ISBN 9781350124493

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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.

Pamphlet in Answer to Mr. James Busby's On the Taranaki Question and the Treaty of Waitangi by Sir William Martin

Pamphlet in Answer to Mr. James Busby's On the Taranaki Question and the Treaty of Waitangi by Sir William Martin
Title Pamphlet in Answer to Mr. James Busby's On the Taranaki Question and the Treaty of Waitangi by Sir William Martin PDF eBook
Author George Clarke
Publisher
Pages 26
Release 1923
Genre Land tenure
ISBN

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Parliamentary Debates

Parliamentary Debates
Title Parliamentary Debates PDF eBook
Author New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives
Publisher
Pages 1102
Release 1886
Genre
ISBN

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Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives

Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives
Title Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives PDF eBook
Author New Zealand. Parliament
Publisher
Pages 1108
Release 1886
Genre New Zealand
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Parliamentary Debates

Parliamentary Debates
Title Parliamentary Debates PDF eBook
Author New Zealand. Parliament
Publisher
Pages 1100
Release 1886
Genre New Zealand
ISBN

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