This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the
arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth
century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives
of both Indigenous Tasmanians and British settlers, author Henry
Reynolds provides an original and engaging exploration of these
first fraught encounters. Utilising key themes to bind his
narrative, Reynolds explores how geography created a unique
economic and migratory history for Tasmania, quite separate from
the mainland experience. He offers an astute analysis of the
island's economic and demographic reality, by noting that this
facilitated the survival of a rich heritage of colonial
architecture unique in Australia, and allowed the resident
population to foster a powerful web of kinship. Reynolds'
remarkable capacity to empathise with the characters of his
chronicle makes this a powerful, engaging and moving account of
Tasmania's unique position within Australian history.
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