The Last of the Nomads
$21.75
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2024
Summary
Described by the Australian Book Review as ‘deeply moving’, this is the story of Warri and Yatungka, an exiled couple who spent thirty years exiled in the Gibson Desert.
Partners for life, Warri and Yatungka were believed to be the last of the Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live permanently in the traditional way. Their deaths in the late 1970s marked the end of a tribal lifestyle that stretched back more than 30,000 years.
The Last of the Nomads tells the journey of Mu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760994198 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760994197 |
| Author: | W.J. Peasley |
| Publisher: | Fremantle Press |
| Imprint: | Fremantle Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
‘Peasley’s description of the events … is informative compassionate exciting and at times deeply moving.’ Australian Book Review
‘The intriguing story of [the rescue of an elderly couple believed to be the last Australian nomads] and how they survived alone for the previous 30 years or so in the unrelenting western Gibson Desert region of WA is fascinating reading.’ West Australian
’… a most remarkable book.’ The National Times
W.J. Peasley
W.J. Peasley AM was born in the central west of New South Wales and spent his boyhood on his father’s farm. While working as a flying doctor in Western Australia, he developed a strong interest in Indigenous history. He passed away on 2 January 2020.
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