Pemulwuy: The Rainbow WarriorThe novel is delicated to two remarkable Australians who fought and gave their lives against an invader. The first is Pemulwuy who lived in Australia in the last half of the 18th century. Pemuwuy means earth, man of the earth. He was borned around 1756 and died in 1802. He was the rainbow warrior who led the resistance between 1970 and 1802. The second is Charles Nelson Perkins whose spirit and determination are the essence of modern Australia's identity. |
Contents
The Author | 11 |
Background | 13 |
THE FIRST PART OF TRUTH | 21 |
Copyright | |
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