Edward Gibbon Wakefield - "Founding Father" or "Shyster"?
Dec 21, 2020 19:02:33 GMT
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Post by Brent George on Dec 21, 2020 19:02:33 GMT
I have been enjoying listening to this "replay" of a Radio NZ Podcast.
It is a real story that is well-told, and one that - with today's understanding of cultural differences - highlights the indifference that some colonising British had in those times, along with their deliberate political interference, with some business misappropriation thrown in for good measure.....
A two part series about Edward Gibbon Wakefield that explores the origins of the man once described as a ‘Founding Father of New Zealand’, and how his plans to colonise Aotearoa ran into some bitter realities:-
Colonial Mastermind: the story of Edward Gibbon Wakefield (part 1)
Radio NZ - Podcast
Colonial Mastermind: the story of Edward Gibbon Wakefield (part 2)
Radio NZ - Podcast
It is a real story that is well-told, and one that - with today's understanding of cultural differences - highlights the indifference that some colonising British had in those times, along with their deliberate political interference, with some business misappropriation thrown in for good measure.....
A two part series about Edward Gibbon Wakefield that explores the origins of the man once described as a ‘Founding Father of New Zealand’, and how his plans to colonise Aotearoa ran into some bitter realities:-
Colonial Mastermind: the story of Edward Gibbon Wakefield (part 1)
Radio NZ - Podcast
Colonial Mastermind: the story of Edward Gibbon Wakefield (part 2)
Radio NZ - Podcast