An alternative retelling of Captain James Cook's story in the
tradition of imagined histories. We were becoming the wild things
we most feared, but could not see it at the time. On a night of
raging winds and rain, Captain Cook's Endeavour lies splintered on
a coral reef off the coast of far north Australia. A small
disparate band of survivors, fracturing already, huddle on the
shore of this strange land - their pitiful salvage scant protection
from the dangers of the unknown creatures and natives that live
here. Watching these mysterious white beings, the Guugu Yimidhirr
people cannot decide if they are ancestor spirits to be welcomed -
or hostile spirits to be speared. One headstrong young boy,
Garrgiil, determines to do more than watch and to be the one to
find out what exactly they are. Fierce, intriguing and thoughtful,
On a Barbarous Coast is the story of a past and future that might
have been.
General
Imprint: |
Allen & Unwin
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Release date: |
June 2020 |
Authors: |
Craig Cormick
• Harold Ludwick
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-76087-734-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-76087-734-4 |
Barcode: |
9781760877347 |
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