Project Gutenberg 2022-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 304 Cowan, James 1870 1943 The old frontier: Te Awamutu, the story of the Waipa Valley The missionary, the soldier, the pioneer farmer, early colonization, the war in Waikato, life on the Maori border and later-day settlement $aNew Zealand :$bThe Waipa Post Printing and Publishing Company,$c1922. Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Old Frontier: Te Awamutu, the Story of the Waipa Valley" by James Cowan is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book covers the rich and complex history of the Waipa Valley, particularly focusing on the encounters between Maori tribes and European settlers, as well as the impacts of missionary work. It aims to engage younger generations and those living in the region by providing a comprehensive depiction of the area's past, including the stories of its original inhabitants. The opening of the work sets the scene by describing the breathtaking landscapes of the Waipa region and initializing the historical context through a blend of topographical and legendary elements. Cowan introduces the natural beauty of the land, detailing significant geographical features and ancient Maori fortresses, while also hinting at the legends that permeate the culture. Additionally, he begins to explore the advent of European settlement and the arrival of missionaries, which led to substantial changes in the lives of the indigenous Maori tribes. This early section establishes a foundation for the subsequent recounting of historical events that shaped the valley and its people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/oldfrontierteawa00cowaiala 20160115234157cowan 1922 NZ Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Te Awamutu (N.Z.) -- History Waipa District (N.Z.) -- History DU Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 317158 2025-06-26T13:04:03.027588 text/html 285095 2024-10-18T19:35:03 text/html 5185054 2025-06-26T13:04:16.053531 application/epub+zip 5203972 2025-06-26T13:04:08.761497 application/epub+zip 277563 2025-06-26T13:04:05.173561 application/epub+zip 6177041 2025-06-26T13:04:20.343520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6077635 2025-06-26T13:04:13.191492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316764 2022-09-30T11:01:58.160952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243763 2025-06-26T13:04:01.929586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223598 2024-10-18T19:35:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17295 2025-06-26T13:04:20.493448 application/rdf+xml 15474 2025-06-26T13:04:05.881528 image/jpeg 2023 2025-06-26T13:04:05.800586 image/jpeg 5052595 2025-06-26T13:04:03.165623 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia