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Downfall

The Destruction of Charles Mackay: The Destruction of Charles Mackay

Paul Diamond

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English
Massey University Press
10 November 2022
1920 New Zealanders were shocked by the news that the brilliant, well-connected mayor of genteel Whanganui had shot a young gay poet, D'Arcy Cresswell, who he thought was blackmailing him. They were then riveted by the trial that followed.

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Imprint:   Massey University Press
Country of Publication:   New Zealand
Dimensions:   Height: 206mm,  Width: 153mm, 
ISBN:   9781991016188
ISBN 10:   1991016182
Pages:   328
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Paul Diamond (Ngati Haua, Te Rarawa, Ngapuhi) is Curator, Maori at the Alexander Turnbull Library. He is the author of A Fire in Your Belly: Maori leaders speak (Huia, 2003), Makereti: Taking Maori to the world (Random House, 2007) and Savaged to Suit: Maori and cartooning in New Zealand (Fraser Books, 2018). He has previously worked as an oral historian and broadcaster, and in 2017 he was awarded Creative New Zealands Berlin Writers Residency.

Reviews for Downfall:The Destruction of Charles Mackay: The Destruction of Charles Mackay

'Gripping, skilled and elegant' - judges' comments, Ockham New Zealand Books Awards shortlist;'Thoughtful and meticulously researched' - Victor Rodger, The Spinoff;'Beautifully produced' - Graeme Aitken, DNA magazine;'A valuable and insightful book . . . that will continue to be of value' - David Herkt, Canvas;'A crucial New Zealand story' - David Herkt, Kete;'Scandalous, gossipy and . . . historically revealing' - Jenny Nicholls, Waiheke Weekender;'A magnificent act of reclamation' - Roger M. Smith, The National Oral History Association of New Zealand Te Kete Korero-a-Waha o Te Motu;'Quite an achievement' - Kiran Dass, Nine to Noon;'An extraordinary story' - Peter Dragicevich, New Zealand Herald;'The definitive narrative' - Joan Rosier-Jones, Whanganui Chronicle;'Hidden history uncovered' - Moana Ellis, Stuff


  • Short-listed for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2023
  • Short-listed for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2023

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