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666 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical tables, maps E koro, Te Turuki tirohia mai au, he morehu tangata no runga i nga puke i puta mai i te whare i Rangiatea - O sir, Te Turuki look at me, a survivor of the people of the people from the hills, who came who came from the house at Rangiatea - Waiata sung at Te Wainui, 1895. (Title page) First published: 1995 Contents: 1. The shadow of prediction -- 2. The hinge of fate -- 3. Exile (June 1866 - July 1868) -- 4. The return (July - November 1868) -- 5. And Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho (November 1868 - January 1869) -- 6. Covenants and a king (January - August 1869) -- 7. The return to Babylon (August 1869 - February 1870) -- 8. He manu tute au kei te ngahere (February - August 1870) -- 9. The shelter of Tuhoe (August 1870 - May 1872) -- 10. The shelter of Maniapoto (May 1872 - February 1883) -- 11. Hopes and journeys (March 1883 - June 1886) -- 12. Where does the freedom lie? (February 1886 - March 1889) -- 13. Hapainga taku rongo rite rawa i te whenua (February 1889 - February 1893) -- 14. The journey to meet death -- 15. Epilogue. Appendix A: The diaries of Te Kooti -- Appendix B: Songs for Te Kooti -- Appendix C: Faction, fiction and images -- Appendix D: An index of waiata by Te Kooti Summary: This biography of Te Kooti Te Turuki, a Maori guerrilla fighter, places equal weight on his leadership after the wars. This text rests on oral narratives, recorded sayings and song texts, and the diaries and letters of Te Kooti himself to record this period of New Zealand history. (Books in Print)