The cover of A White Tohunga is decorated with typical Maori rafter patterns in full colour.
Peggy and Gunnar Kullberg at River Park in front of their Pohutukawa tree in Paimia, North Island, New Zealand.
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TITLE:
A White Tohunga - Book launch in Wellington, New Zealand
DATE:
March 2003
ARTICLE CONTENT:
The latest book in the The Nordic Travellers series was
launched by the IK Foundation & Company at the 11th Scandinavian
Gathering in Wellington, New Zealand. The book Charles E Nelson
- a White Tohunga is the biography of a remarkable navigator,
entrepreneur and humanitarian.
The book is an academically organised account of the Swedish
professor Sven Nilsson's son Carl Esaias Nilsson's adventures
as a seaman, whaler, businessman and successful pioneer in New
Zealand in the 19th century.
The book was presented to invited guests at Wellington
City Hall by Dr Ivo Holmqvist. Dr Holmqvist, who is an old friend
of the author, works as a researcher at universities in New
Zealand and Sweden.
The authors are Lund University professor Gunnar Kullberg and
his wife Peggy Kullberg, Bachelor of Law. Peggy Kullberg has
enjoyed private and university contacts with New Zealand for
many years.
Language: English
Format: 12.7 x 21.5 cm
Printed pages: 168
Binding: Cloth binding with gold edge. Headband and dust jacket.
Additional information: Illustrations include unique historical
photographs, maps, drawings and documents.
Series: Nordic Travellers is a series of documentary books
about past and present Nordic travellers with the emphasis on nature,
culture and the environment. The series is published by the IK Foundation
& Company.
ISBN: 1-904145-04-3
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