James Morrill: Captive of Empire

North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2017. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Mint condition in pictorial laminated boards. Issued without dustjacket. A new copy. Black and white map and one other small black and white plate. Foreword by Father Frank Brennan. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 128 pages. James Morrill was shipwrecked on the Queensland coast in 1846, he lived with the Aboriginal people until he presented himself to the advancing colonists seventeen years later in 1863. Morrill, concerned about the killing of his companions and the seizure of their lands, took the initiative and appointed himself their emissary to the Queensland government. With his friend' approval, he sought an end to the violence and requested recognition of Aboriginal land. Morrill's proposals were ignored and the war continued. This publication contains Morrill's own story exactly as it was written in 1863. . New. 1st Edition. Hardback.