The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Author: Keneally, Thomas
ISBN: 9780732281496
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2004
Pages: 210
Dimensions: 121mm x 203mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman the backlash from both Jimmie?tribe and white society initiates a series of dramatic events. As Jimmie tries to survive between two cultures, tensions reach a head when the Newbys, Jimmie?white employers, try to break up his marriage. the Newby women are murdered and Jimmie flees, pursued by police and vigilantes. the hunt intensifies as further murders are committed, and concludes with tragic results.thomas Keneally?fictionalised account of the 1900 killing spree of half-Aboriginal Jimmy Governor is a powerful story of a black man?revenge against an unjust and intolerant society.
ISBN: 9780732281496
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2004
Pages: 210
Dimensions: 121mm x 203mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman the backlash from both Jimmie?tribe and white society initiates a series of dramatic events. As Jimmie tries to survive between two cultures, tensions reach a head when the Newbys, Jimmie?white employers, try to break up his marriage. the Newby women are murdered and Jimmie flees, pursued by police and vigilantes. the hunt intensifies as further murders are committed, and concludes with tragic results.thomas Keneally?fictionalised account of the 1900 killing spree of half-Aboriginal Jimmy Governor is a powerful story of a black man?revenge against an unjust and intolerant society.
