{"id":659,"date":"2014-09-13T11:07:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T23:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/crocc\/?p=659"},"modified":"2015-02-11T21:02:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T08:02:49","slug":"launch-of-richard-seddon-king-of-gods-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/crocc\/launch-of-richard-seddon-king-of-gods-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of “Richard Seddon: King of God’s Own”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A great crowd filled the Hocken.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Erik Olssen, with by Sharon Dell and Tom Brooking [left], launch the new book on Richard Seddon.<\/p><\/div>Well over 100 people packed into the Hocken Collections foyer last night to help launch CROCC member Professor Tom Brooking’s latest book, Richard Seddon: King of God’s Own<\/a>, giving a great indication of both Tom’s wide circles of friends and\u00a0his reputation of one of New Zealand’s leading historians. \u00a0As anyone who knows Tom would expect, there was a range of interesting wines and beers to help the celebration.<\/p>\n

Hocken Librarian, Sharon Dell, introduced the event, and was followed by Emeritus Professor Erik Olssen who formally launched the book. \u00a0As Erik pointed out, there had not been a comprehensive biography since R.M. Burdon’s 1955 biography on New Zealand’s most successful Premier perhaps due to the the giant shadow that Seddon cast. \u00a0Tom’s biography opens up considerable new perspectives and information\u00a0on\u00a0the man.<\/p>\n

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Budding new historians listening to the master.<\/p><\/div>\n

Tom Brooking then discussed the topic of his research, recounting Seddon’s\u00a0many achievements and his ability to connect with M\u0101ori, with workers, and the general public.\u00a0However he was also a man of his own times, and his imperialist jingoism and anti-Chinese sentiment would not meet with such popular acclaim today.<\/p>\n

At 584 pages this is a substantial book, but also one destined to be a classic within \u00a0New Zealand historiography.<\/p>\n

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