Index to books in the catalogue
Russell / Kororareka
Bay of Islands
Far North
Hokianga
Whangarei / Mid North
Natural History
Maori
Whales and Whaling
James Cook / The Endeavour
Scenic
General History / Miscellaneous
Facsimiles and Historic reprints
The French Influence
Children's Books
General History/Miscellaneous
The following titles are available from the Russell Museum.
A Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King – The latest offering from a pre-eminent historian. | $40 |
The Story of the Treaty – Claudia Orange’s book which takes a fresh look at the treaty’s origin’s, history and meaning. (2nd edition) | $30 |
Making Peoples - a history of the New Zealanders, from the Polynesian settlement to the end of the 19th century by James Bellich. It confronts historical myths and challenges to interpret our past. |
$47.50 |
Pakeha Maori – The extraordinary story of the Europeans who lived as Maori in early New Zealand. Trevor Bentley. | $32 |
Captured by Maori – white female captives, sex and racism on the 19th century New Zealand frontier. It includes Betsy Boughton captured in Whangaroa. | $36 |
New Zealanders at War - edited by Gavin McLean, Ian McGibbon and Kynan Gentry | $40 |
New Zealand in the Twentieth Centuary by Paul Moon - A fascinating and vibrant history of the NZ experience in the twentieth centuary | $50 |
The Meeting Place - Maori and Pakeha encounters, 1642-1840 by Vincent O'Malley | $50 |
An Unsettled History - Treaty claims in New Zealand today by Alan Ward. An analysis of the claim process that seeks to deal with historic breaches of the treaty. | $35 |
The Quest for Origins (revised 2008 edition) - Prof. K.R.Howe's examination of the discovery, exploration and settlement of NZ and the Pacific | $30 |
The New Zealand Wars: and the Victorian Interpretation of a Racial Conflict. James Belich revisits a turbulent period in our history. (Out of print / A secondhand copy maybe available) | |
Guns and Utu - A short history of the Musket Wars by Matthew Wright | $42 |
The Legacy of Guilt - A life of Thomas Kendall by Judieth Binney | $50 |
Battlefields of the New Zealand Wars: A Visitors Guide David Green takes the reader on a guided tour, both by car and on foot, through the often ignored history that surrounds us. Heavily illustrated | $42.50 |
Hobson - Governor of New Zealand – Paul Moon’s biography of New Zealand’s first Governor General. | $35 |
Charles Darwin Voyage of the Beagle - a reprint of Charles Darwin's journal in shortened form. | $30 |
Early Auckland Births & Deaths compiled by Shirley Kendall. A CD with 4000 records arranged alphabetically. |
$25 |