It is hard for us to imagine the roving parties that went out looking for aborigines to kill for bounty payments. It is even more difficult to understand the motivation of an aboriginal tracker, Black Bill, participating in these under John Batman's leadership.
But Rohan Wilson draws his readers in with his stark portrayal of free men, convicts and trackers who each have private motivations for undertaking this brutal task: money, freedom, and personal revenge.
But Rohan Wilson draws his readers in with his stark portrayal of free men, convicts and trackers who each have private motivations for undertaking this brutal task: money, freedom, and personal revenge.
Citaton: Wilson, Rohan The roving party Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2011.
ISBN: 978 1 74237 653 0 282p.
Winner of the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2011
LINC Tasmania catalogue record for "The roving party"
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