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Matthew
Wright is one of New Zealand's most published historians.He has qualifications in music, history and anthropology, among other fields, holds post-graduate degrees in history, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society at University College, London. He published his first
short story in 1976 and since the early 1980s has worked extensively as
a writer, professional historian, reviewer and journalist. His work
includes more than 500 articles, academic papers, reviews and over 40
books on topics ranging from travel guides to biography, engineering,
military and social history.
Wright
is perhaps best known for his historical work, which has received
academic and popular recognition. He is one of only two historians in
New Zealand to have written both a general history of the country, and
a history of the New Zealand wars. His book Hawke's Bay – The
History of a Province (Dunmore 1994) won a J M Sherrard Award in
local and regional history in 1996.
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Matthew Wright's blog at Wordpress.
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