{"product_id":"warrior","title":"Warrior","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe fascinating story of one of the great Aboriginal resistance fighters of the colonial frontier and a compelling portrait of life in early Brisbane.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Magarey Medal for Biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Connors lays down the hard truth. Not all our warriors were Anzacs. Not all our wars were just.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Birmingham, author and columnist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1840s, white settlement in the north was under attack. European settlers were in awe of Aboriginal physical fitness and fighting prowess, and a series of deadly raids on homesteads made even the townspeople of Brisbane anxious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung warrior Dundalli was renowned for his size and strength, and his elders gave him the task of leading the resistance against the Europeans' ever increasing incursions on their traditional lands. Their response was embedded in Aboriginal law and Dundalli became one of their greatest lawmen. With his band of warriors, he had the settlers in thrall for twelve years, evading capture again and again, until he was finally arrested and publicly executed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarrior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the extraordinary story of one of Australia's little-known heroes, one of many Aboriginal men to die protecting their country. It is also a fresh and compelling portrait of life in the early days of white settlement of Brisbane and south east Queensland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enduring record of one of our greatest heroes.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Watson, activist and writer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deeply considered and powerfully told, this book recovers the entangled history of Aboriginal people and settlers in colonial Queensland, a history which is also Australia's story writ large.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociate Professor Grace Karskens, University of NSW\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLibby Connors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-7d498d3a=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished April 2015\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003e280 pages \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 153mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781760110482\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Libby Connors","offer_id":59803866759249,"sku":"9781760110482","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6464\/files\/d1fb664d8cfa2fbff1fcbe22a63ec037129ee48f.jpg?v=1784005962","url":"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/warrior","provider":"Museums of History NSW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}