The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives
Ian D. Clark, Fred Cahir, "The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives"
2013 | ISBN-10: 0643108084 | 336 pages | PDF | 13 MB
2013 | ISBN-10: 0643108084 | 336 pages | PDF | 13 MB
This book is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. It offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official
correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research – and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members with Aboriginal people and their subsequent contribution to Aboriginal studies.