In Tasmania Adventures at the End of the World |
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| Author:
| Shakespeare, Nicholas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-09-946608-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare's discovery that, despite the nineteen century purges, the Tasmanian Aborigines were not, as...
More DescriptionIn this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare's discovery that, despite the nineteen century purges, the Tasmanian Aborigines were not, as previously believed, entirely wiped out.