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Autore |
Furphy Samuel |
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Titolo |
Edward M. Curr and the tide of history / / Sam Furphy |
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Canberra, Australia : , : ANU E Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Aboriginal History Monographs |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - Australia - Victoria |
Authors, Australian |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue: 'Claim sunk by pen of a swordsman'; 1. From Sheffield to Van Diemen's Land; 2. 'Troubles of a Beginner'; 3. 'A Station Formed at Tongala'; 4. Claiming the Moira; 5. Decline and Fall; 6. Rebuilding a Reputation; 7. Recollections of Squatting; 8. 'The native is a child'; 9. The Australian Race; 10. Ethnographic Rivalries; 11. 'My sable neighbours'; 12. The Tide of History; Epilogue: 'The Ghost of Edward Curr'; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Edward M. Curr (1820-89) was a pastoralist, horse trader, stock inspector, Aboriginal administrator, author and ethnologist |
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