{"product_id":"2940152869583","title":"Johnny Jones: A Colonial Saga","description":"\u003cp\u003e* Story of a prominent Otago pioneer brings early New Zealand vividly to life\u003cbr\u003e* Authentic chronicle of how land and power passed from Maori hands to British\u003cbr\u003e* Spans first half of the nineteenth century New Zealand history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Jones was born in the convict town of Sydney. Undeterred by this unpromising beginning, the good-looking lad with a will of iron sets out to make his fortune – and eventually finds it in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way he is beset by shipwrecks, bankruptcy, personal tragedy and the occasional bout of fisticuffs. He makes friends with Tuhawaiki, the paramount chief of the South Island: and through him has the effrontery, along with well-known Australian lawyer William Charles Wentworth, to ‘buy’ the whole of the South Island at the time when Britain was planning to annex New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story spans the first half of the 19th century and brings early New Zealand vividly to life. It is not just a biography, but an authentic chronicle of how land and power passed from Maori hands to the British.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts sold-out first edition was published in print by Reed Publishing. Due to continuing demand, it has been reissued as an ebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Well written, well researched and a darned good read’ – Rae McGregor, reviewed on ‘Nine to Noon’, Radio New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diana Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103131943152,"sku":"2940152869583","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152869583_p0.jpg?v=1764024891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152869583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}