9780908597253 - Shirley Baker and the King of Tonga de Rutherford, Noel (2 resultados)

Reprint ed. Paperback trade, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), thick card covers (with flaps), few black & white photos, maps, minor edgewear. 282 pp. This book by Neil Rutherford is about Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker, who arrived from London's East End after Tupou I, the first king of Tonga, asked for his help. The book relates the life and times of this gruff, bewhiskered Methodist minister who was a curious character often at odds with his peers. Baker's achievements, whether motivated by altruism or self-preservation, contributed significantly to the Tonga we know today.

1st NZ edition in The Pasifika Library series. Paperback reprint of the 1971 original. XII, 282 PP with 3 maps, plus 8 pages with 14 b/w illustrations. Soft cover, dj. Fine. 19.6 x 13.7.