James Cowan

Writer, Author

1870 – 1943

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Who was James Cowan?

James Cowan was a New Zealand non-fiction author, noted for his books on colonial history and Maori ethnography. A fluent Maori speaker, he was able to interview many veterans of the Land Wars and his book The New Zealand wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period was considered the definitive account until recent times.

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Born
Apr 14, 1870
East Tamaki
Nationality
  • New Zealand
Profession
Lived in
  • New Zealand
Died
Sep 6, 1943

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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