The Forgotten Coast
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The Forgotten Coast began as personal writing by Richard Shaw after his father's death, exploring family stories tied to colonisation and land in coastal Taranaki.
The book prompted public response and dialogue, leading Shaw to further research and subsequent books.
It blends memoir, local history, and critical reflection on how settler families benefited from land confiscations.
Shaw uses the book to connect intimate family narratives to larger national histories of dispossession and contested memory.
The work contributed to a broader conversation in New Zealand about acknowledging and teaching the fuller history of colonisation.
The book prompted public response and dialogue, leading Shaw to further research and subsequent books.
It blends memoir, local history, and critical reflection on how settler families benefited from land confiscations.
Shaw uses the book to connect intimate family narratives to larger national histories of dispossession and contested memory.
The work contributed to a broader conversation in New Zealand about acknowledging and teaching the fuller history of colonisation.
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