From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories

The Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2013. First Edition. Softcover (Photographic Boards). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Notes, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with colour photography and reproductions of artwork. Photographic paperback binding (wraparound) with ochre, blue and black coloured titles to the front panel and ochre and blue coloured titles to the back strip. A retelling of Australian history that has largely been overlooked or forgotten; for example the sailors' walk from Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria to Sydney in 1797 after they had been shipwrecked and James Cook's meeting with Aboriginal people in Cooktown in 1770, to name but two. The author contends that, these and other histories " ... lie on the edge of the continent and the edge of national consciousness. Retracing their steps, McKenna explores the central drama of Australian history: the encounter between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians – each altered irrevocably by the other – and offers a new understanding of the country and its people." – from rear panel blurb. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Size: Trade Paperback. [10], XI - XX, 250, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Australia; History. ISBN: 0522862594. ISBN/EAN: 9780522862591. Inventory No: 0286418. . 9780522862591