James Cowan (New Zealand writer)
NZ writer and historian (1870–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Cowan (14 April 1870 – 6 September 1943) was a pākehā New Zealand non-fiction author, noted for his books on colonial history and Māori ethnography. A fluent Māori speaker, he interviewed many veterans of the New Zealand Wars. His book The New Zealand wars: a history of the Māori campaigns and the pioneering period (1922–23) is his best known.
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Born | (1870-04-14)14 April 1870 East Tāmaki, New Zealand |
Died | 6 September 1943(1943-09-06) (aged 73) Ōtaki Beach, New Zealand |
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