Down Home: Revisiting TasmaniaHistorical, geographical and autobiographical exploration of Tasmania ; includes chapter entitled "Last of the Tasmanians", discussing the plight of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, Trucanini, and the author's encounter with an Aboriginal matriarch. |
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