Australian Aboriginal History, Northern Territory, Australia - History, Australia - Travel Essays & Descriptions, Australia - Travel, Australian & New Zealand Literary Biography
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Overview
In this highly original book, Nicholas Jose sets out to discover Roger Jose—perhaps a distant relative—and his life in a remote Aboriginal community on Australia's farthest shore. Roger's chosen motto, still pinned up in Borroloola, was 'Man's greatness is the fewness of his needs.' In his journey through the Gulf of Carpentaria searching for Roger, Nicholas Jose also met a young Gangalidda man, Murrandoo Yanner, representative of some of the most deprived Aboriginal communities in Australia who has committed himself to fighting for his people's rights in their vast and beautiful traditional territory. This book is the absorbing response of a modern writer to his own heritage.Book Details
Published
July 1, 2012
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
Pages
304
ISBN
9781743430521