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262 pages
illustrations (some colour)
Summary: Building on the success of Kahurangi Calling and Kahurangi Stories, Gerard Hindmarsh’s latest offering Kahurangi Out West is the final in this trilogy of stories from the backcountry of Northwest Nelson. An area of outstanding ecological and geological complexity, Kahurangi also generated a rich and colourful social history. Told here are the stories which start with the earliest human arrivals and finish with the family stories of the graziers who live along Kahurangi’s wild western flank today. Drovers, loggers, mill workers, top secret coast watchers, linesmen, miners and uranium prospectors, there’s also the story of King Tom of the Matakitaki, and one man’s obsession with traversing the formidable Dragon’s Teeth of the Douglas Range. Highly readable and engaging, Kahurangi Out West weaves together the best stories to make a compelling blend of tales about a remarkable corner of New Zealand. (Distributor)