ISBN |
9781742237770 |
Author |
Reynolds, Henry, 1938- (author) |
Title |
Tongerlongeter : First Nations leader & Tasmanian war hero / Henry Reynolds & Nicholas Clements. |
Parallel title |
Tongerlongeter : First Nations leader and Tasmanian war hero. |
Edition |
[New edition] |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, [2022]. |
©2022. |
Description |
xi, 344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, 3 colour maps, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 21 cm. |
Note |
Includes new introduction by Henry Reynolds. |
"I began planning this introduction on 2 May 2022, three years and one week from when I started to write the introduction to the first edition. A fresh introduction to a new edition is obviously a good idea, but in this case it is essential given the changes that have taken place since 2019..."--Henry Reynolds, Introduction. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements uncover the extraordinary story of one of Australia's greatest military leaders. Tongerlongeter is an epic story of resistance, sorrow and survival. Leader of the Oyster Bay nation of south-east Tasmania in the 1820s and '30s, Tongerlongeter and his allies prosecuted the most effective frontier resistance ever mounted on Australian soil, inflicting some 354 casualties. His brilliant campaign inspired terror throughout the colony, forcing Govenor George Arthur to counter with a massive military operation in 1830. Tongerlongeter escaped by the cumulative losses had taken their toll. On New Year's Eve 1831, having lost his arm, his country, and all but 25 of his people, the chief agreed to an armistace. In exile on Flinders Island, Tongerlongeter united remnant tribes and came the settlement's 'King' - a beacon of hope in a hopeless situation."--Back cover. |
Subjects |
Tongerlongetter, -- approximately 1790-1837 |
Arthur, George, -- Sir,1784-1854 |
Robinson, George Augustus, -- 1791-1866 |
Black Line(1830) |
Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc |
History - Frontier conflict - Leaders |
Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Government policy -- History -- 1803-1851 |
Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Relocation -- History -- 1803-1851 |
Aboriginal Tasmanians, Treatment of -- History -- 19th century |
Aboriginal Tasmanians |
Civic leaders |
Civil disobedience |
Aboriginal Tasmanians -- History -- 19th century |
Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Biography |
Tasmania -- History -- Black War, 1825-1831 |
Oyster Bay (E Tas SK55-06) |
Tasmania, Southeastern -- History -- 1803-1900 |
Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900 |
Tasmania -- Social conditions -- 19th century |
Tasmania -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
Tasmania -- History -- 19th century |
Flinders Island (Tas.) -- History |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Clements, Nicholas, 1982- (author) |
Call number |
2023.011 |