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Unearth ancient Aboriginal tales, reclaimed and restored by their true storyteller.

Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

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  • Paperback

    280 pages

  • Release Date

    1 March 2006

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Summary

David Unaipon—the man on the $50 note—was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal political activist, he was also a scientist, a writer, a preacher, and an inventor.

In the 1920s, under contract to the University of Adelaide, he was commissioned to collect traditional Aboriginal stories from around South Australia. He also acted as a ‘collector’ for the Aborigines Friends’ Association. Most of the stories come from his own Ngarrindjeri people, but some are from other South Au…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522883725
ISBN-10:0522883729
Author:David Unaipon, Stephen Muecke, Adam Shoemaker
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:1 March 2006
Weight:450g
Dimensions:25mm x 150mm x 230mm
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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines by David Unaipon - ISBN: 9780522883725
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About The Author

David Unaipon

Professor Stephen Muecke is Professor of Cultural Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney. His previous publications include Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writings (1990) and No Road: Bitumen All the Way (1997).

Adam Shoemaker is Professor and Dean of Arts at the Australian National University in Canberra. He has written and edited six books on Australian Indigenous literature, including Black Words, White Page (1989), Mudrooroo: A Critical Study (1993), and Oodgeroo: A Tribute (1994).

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