The Mighty Totara: The Life and Times of Norman Kirk by David Grant
$10.00
A used softcover copy of The Mighty Totara: The Life and Times of Norman Kirk by David Grant, published by Random House New Zealand, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-77553-579-9.
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Random House New Zealand, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-77553-579-9
Pages: 511pp, illustrated
Condition: Used — Good. Cover showing light wear. Pages clean and sound.
A major biography of arguably New Zealand's greatest modern political leader. When Norman Kirk's body lay in state near the steps of Parliament in August 1974, a kaumatua wailed the mighty totara has fallen. More than 30,000 people filed past Kirk's casket — a commemoration matched only by Michael Joseph Savage's for emotional power. Prime Minister for just 21 months (1972-1974), Kirk deferred the 1973 Springbok tour, sent warships into the French nuclear testing zone near Mururoa Atoll, drew New Zealand closer to Asia and the Pacific, and established the DPB. David Grant's landmark biography takes the full measure of New Zealand's last working-class Prime Minister.
Subjects: Biography, Books, History, Non Fiction, Nz Biography, Nz Books, Nz Non Fiction, Nz Politics, Nz006Book details
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Collections: BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BIOGRAPHY, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, NZ POLITICS
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Category: BIOGRAPHY, BOOKS, HISTORY, NON FICTION, NZ BIOGRAPHY, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, NZ POLITICS, NZ006
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