Tongerlongeter : First Nations leader & Tasmanian war hero
Reynolds, Henry, 1938-2021
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Click and Collect for Tongerlongeter : First Nations leader & Tasmanian war heroDuring Tasmania's gruesome Black War of 1823-31, Tongerlongeter led the most effective Aboriginal resistance campaign in Australian history. His Oyster Bay Nation of southeast Tasmania and his ally Montpelliatta's Big River Nation of central Tasmania embarked on 710 attacks, killing 182 colonists and wounding a further 176. First Nations casualties were up to three times greater and their population plummeted. Militarily it was a lost cause, yet these Aboriginal warriors determined resistance and dogged commitment to Country, culture and each other provoked desperation at every level of the fledgling colony. Tongerlongeter was the lynch pin that held his people together in the face of apocalyptic invasion. But while his achievements rival those of any Victoria Cross recipient, he is buried in an unmarked grave on Flinders Island. In Tongerlongeter, acclaimed historians Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements retrieve one of Australia's greatest war heroes from historical obscurity.
Main title:
Tongerlongeter : First Nations leader & Tasmanian war hero / Henry Reynolds & Nicholas Clements.
Author:
Reynolds, Henry, 1938-, authorClements, Nicholas, 1982-, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2021.©2021
Collation:
xi, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, 3 colour maps, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781742236384 (pbk)9781742236384
Dewey class:
994.602
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
471442
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 994.602 REY | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 994.602 REY | Available |
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