A great New Zealand prime minister? : reappraising William Ferguson Massey / edited by James Watson and Lachy Paterson. - 172 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-162) and index.

Introduction -- James Watson and Lacy Paterson -- 1 - Towards a Reassessment of W.F. Massey: One of New Zealand's Greatest Prime Ministers (Arguably) -Erik Olssen -- 2 - Was Massey a Typical Ulster Immigrant? - Jock Phillips -- 3 - 'A worthy helpmeet': Christina Massey, Plunket and Maternalism - Linda Bryder -- 4 - 'Every man his own landlord': Mr Massey and the Fight for Freehold, 1894-1912 - Brad Patterson -- 5 - Who Voted for Massey 1908-1914? - Miles Fairburn and S. J. Haslett -- 6 - 'Beery Bill the Orangeman': Another Look at William Ferguson Massey - Rory Sweetman -- 7 - 'Old Bill was all right': William Ferguson Massey and the Soldiers - Glyn Harper -- 8 - From Taiaha to Ko: Repatriation and Land Settlement for Maori Soldiers in New Zealand after World War I - Ashley Gould -- 9 - 'The greatest commercial traveller in the Empire': Massey and Trade - James Watson.

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Massey, W. F. 1856-1925


Prime ministers--New Zealand--Biography


New Zealand--Politics and government.
New Zealand--Foreign relations

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