Cannibal Jack: The Life & Times of Jacky Marmon, a Pākehā-Māori

Trevor Bentley

Penguin Books, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages

In this biography of a wonderfully curious character, the author of the bestselling Pakeha Maori traces Marmon's life and times, drawing on his own knowledge and research as well as on Marmon's own - not always reliable - personal accounts.

About the author

Trevor Bentley was educated at the universities of Auckland and Waikato and has a special interest in researching, teaching and writing about the interaction of Maori and Pakeha in pre-Treaty New Zealand. He is the author of two previous books, both published by Penguin- Pakeha Maori (1999) and Captured by Maori (2004). Bentley is an adult education manager for four colleges in the South Waikato, as well as an inveterate surfer and traveller. He lives in Tauranga with his wife Helen.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cannibal Jack: The Life & Times of Jacky Marmon, a Pākehā-Māori
• Author: Trevor Bentley
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Penguin Books, 2010
• ISBN: 0143203827, 9780143203827
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; History / General