Unearthed - The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Rebe Taylor

Unearthed: The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island tells a little-known chapter of Australian history: the story of Tasmanian Aboriginal women taken to Kangaroo Island by European and American sealers in the early nineteenth century, decades before South Australia was officially settled in 1836. Historian Rebe Taylor traces how these women and their sealer partners formed one of the region's earliest cross-cultural communities, and how their descendants went on to become established farming families on the island — many of them unaware, for generations, of their Aboriginal heritage.

Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with descendants, Taylor explores questions of memory, identity and historical erasure that continue to resonate today. The book won the Non-Fiction Award at the 2004 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature.

BOOK DETAILS

• Published: 2008
• Format: softcover
• Pages: 389, indexed
• Illustrations: black and white

CONDITION

Used but in generally good condition with a little wear. 

DELIVERY & IN-STORE PICKUP

• Combined Shipping: Sourcing multiple titles for your Tasmanian history library? The Book Cellar offers combined flat-rate parcel delivery across Australia. Secure your books using our online checkout, or phone the bookshop directly on 03 6381 1545 to coordinate multi-volume shipping.
• Free Instore Pickup: Located in Tasmania or travelling the Midland Highway? Select "Instore Pickup" at checkout to pay no postage and collect your items directly from the counter at The Book Cellar, underneath Foxhunters Return in Campbell Town.