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Table of contents include: The stories behind the names -- Encounters between the French and Maori -- On a mission -- Brothers in vines -- Akaroa, the village of the French -- Wrecked in New Zealand waters -- Passion and inspiration -- Legendary rugby tales -- Glossary: French personalities
Summary: A collection of 29 articles. "... a journey spanning more than two centuries, from De Surville to Saint-Andre, from the first explorers, whalers and sealers, to the Marist Missionaries, Hawke's Bay vineyards and rugby fields"--Foreword