That Deadman Dance |
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| Author:
| Scott, Kim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4050-4044-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited
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| Imprint: | Picador |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up doing the Dead Man Dance, but with him it was a dance of life, a lively dance for people to do together... Told through the eyes of black and white, young and old, this is a story about a fledgling Western Australian community in the early 1800s known as the 'friendly frontier'.Poetic, warm-hearted and bold, it is a story which shows that first contact did not have to lead to war.It is a...
More DescriptionBobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up doing the Dead Man Dance, but with him it was a dance of life, a lively dance for people to do together... Told through the eyes of black and white, young and old, this is a story about a fledgling Western Australian community in the early 1800s known as the 'friendly frontier'.Poetic, warm-hearted and bold, it is a story which shows that first contact did not have to lead to war.It is a story for our times.