{"product_id":"new-zealand-9780473728526","title":"New Zealand","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lance Morcan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sterling Gate Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sterling Gate Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e spans almost 500 years and covers the respective discoveries of New Zealand by Pacific Islanders and Europeans. From the outset the two stories are interposed. It starts in the 1300's with the departure of Islanders from Hawaiki in search of land far to the south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hardy, brown-skinned people who arrive here first call themselves \u003ci\u003eMaori\u003c\/i\u003e and they call their new home \u003ci\u003eAotearoa\u003c\/i\u003e - land of the long, white cloud. The fascinating, eventful and sometimes violent lives of descendants of those first arrivals are traced through the centuries until the arrival of Europeans aboard Captain James Cook's bark the \u003ci\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/i\u003e. Cook names the new land \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaoris call the white intruders \u003ci\u003epakeha\u003c\/i\u003e. Their arrival heralds a clash of two vastly different ideologies as European civilization collides head on with indigenous culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe misunderstandings, tension and bloodshed that follow are relayed as seen through the eyes of one of the Endeavour's youngest and most engaging crewmembers, Surgeon's Assistant Nicholas Young, as the vessel embarks on its historic circumnavigation of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmidst the life-threatening challenges Nicholas faces at sea and on land, the young man finds true love when he meets Anika, a beautiful Maori princess who steals his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sterling Gate Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45496769052823,"sku":"9780473728526","price":2284.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780473728526.webp?v=1768588076","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-zealand-9780473728526","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}