God, Guns and Government on the Central Australian Frontier

A Near Fine copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 371 pages. Was Mounted Constable William Willshire really the cold-blooded killer of "literally thousands" of Aboriginal people in Central Australia Or was he the first white man to write a love poem to an Aboriginal woman Was he both Did the Finke River missionaries imprison and beat their recalcitrant converts, or did they mark out a future path for a people abandoned by South Australian society Did them mission connive at the murder of the men who opposed them Did they really convert anyone to Lutheran Christianity And what did the people and governments of South Australia know and care about their northern frontier Could a policeman be hanged for murder This book goes beyond the stereotypes to answer these questions.

Product Info

Publisher: Restoration

Year: 2007

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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