{"product_id":"the-mighty-totara-norman-kirk-david-grant","title":"The Mighty Totara: The Life and Times of Norman Kirk by David Grant","description":"\u003cp\u003eA used softcover copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Mighty Totara: The Life and Times of Norman Kirk\u003c\/em\u003e by David Grant, published by Random House New Zealand, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-77553-579-9.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House New Zealand, 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-77553-579-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 511pp, illustrated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used — Good. Cover showing light wear. Pages clean and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003eSubjects: Biography, Books, History, Non Fiction, Nz Biography, Nz Books, Nz Non Fiction, Nz Politics, Nz006","brand":"BOOKS WORTH KEEPING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43463002718267,"sku":"BKWK-9781775535799","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/9266\/3355\/files\/IMG_20260429_221318-Photoroom.png?v=1777460086","url":"https:\/\/booksworthkeeping.co.nz\/products\/the-mighty-totara-norman-kirk-david-grant","provider":"Books Worth Keeping ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}