James Busby
1802–1871
(Person)
Viticulturalist, British Resident, farmer, politician, newspaper editor.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Letter from James Busby to Baron Charles de Thierry, 30 October, 1835, quoted in Chapter Ten — Duel with Quill Pens
- The Treaty of Waitangi, quoted in Appendix I
Mentioned in
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Check to Your King
- Earliest New Zealand
- England and the Maori Wars
- Historical Records of New Zealand
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- History of New Zealand
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- La Nouvelle-Zélande
- Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835
- Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its Inhabitants
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Life and Times of Patuone
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori King
- The Old Whaling Days
- The Past and Present Of New Zealand With Its Prospects for the Future
- Through Ninety Years
Cited in
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
External Links
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "James Busby":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
