The Best Man Who Ever Served the Crown: A Life of Donald McLean: A Life of Donald McLean
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Best Man Who Ever Served the Crown: A Life of Donald McLean: A Life of Donald McLean
By (Author) Ray Fargher
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Victoria University Press
14th September 2007
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Australasian and Pacific history
993.022092
Short-listed for Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Biography Category 2008
Physical Properties
Paperback
436
Description
An important work of scholarship, this biography of Donald McLean focuses on the time period from his first government appointment as Protectorate of Aborigines in 1843 to his death in 1877. A key figure in the drama surrounding New Zealand land deals during the 19th century, McLean served as Land Purchase Commissioner and was closely involved in land deals in the Taranaki and elsewhere that continue to have repercussions today.
Author Bio
Ray Fargher was a teacher and the general secretary of the Association of Teachers in Technical Institutes until 1986.
