James Cowan (New Zealand writer)

James Cowan (14 April 1870 – 6 September 1943) was a pākehā New Zealand non-fiction author, noted for his books on colonial history and Māori ethnography. A fluent Māori speaker, he interviewed many veterans of the New Zealand Wars. His book The New Zealand wars: a history of the Māori campaigns and the pioneering period (1922–23) is his best known.

For other people named James Cowan, see James Cowan (disambiguation).
James Cowan
James Cowan, 1929
Born(1870-04-14)14 April 1870
East Tāmaki, New Zealand
Died6 September 1943(1943-09-06) (aged 73)
Ōtaki Beach, New Zealand
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