Land of the Long White Cloud - Maori Myths, Tales and Legends

Published by Viking. This edition published 1990. Some wear to dustjacket.

The Polynesian sailors who discovered New Zealand - Land of the Long White Cloud - brought with them their spirit of adventure, the kumara or sweet potato, an a treasure-store of myths, poems, and chants. The kumara flourished there as did their skill and artistry in storytelling. The ancient myths and legends of New Zealand are a living heritage and as essential to the well-being of life today as they were over a thousand years ago.