Caledonia Australis

Discover the remarkable historical narrative of 'Caledonia Australis,' a B-format paperback that dives deep into the lives of Scottish Highlanders in Australia. This captivating book, published by RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA, explores the turbulent history of the 18th-century Highlanders following their defeat in 1745. Stripped of their ancestral lands, these Highlanders became symbols of nostalgia, charity, and emigration. Acclaimed author Don Watson vividly recounts the tragic interactions between the Highlanders and Indigenous peoples, particularly the Kurnai of Gippsland. This extraordinary account delves into the complexities of culture clash and dispossession, providing rich insights into both Scottish emigration and Aboriginal histories. With an introduction by Inga Clendinnen, 'Caledonia Australis' is a must-read for anyone interested in Australian history, cultural studies, and Indigenous rights. First published in 1984, this book is more relevant than ever as discussions surrounding Aboriginal native title and reconciliation intensify. Get your BRAND NEW copy with FREE shipping and immerse yourself in this significant and thought-provoking work now!

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781741667660
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2009
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 336


Description:
An extraordinary piece of history - the Scottish Highlanders on the frontier of Australia - with introduction from Inga Clendinnen.

After their military defeat in 1745 the Scottish Highlanders suffered a worse humiliation. They were displaced from their ancestral lands and became curiosities- objects of romantic nostalgia, charity, scorn, anthropology - and emigration. This is a tale of their dispossession. It also tells the rout of another people, the Kurnai of Gippsland in south-eastern Australia. And prominent among those who did the routing were emigrant Highlanders like the explorer Angus McMillan.

Don Watson writes about the frontier on which those two cultures met. It is a story full of tragic ironies and myths which linger to this day. First published in 1984 and recognised as a significant revisionist work, Caledonia Australis is all the more intriguing and instructive now as debate continues to rage over Aboriginal native title, practical reconciliation and the way Australian history should be written, taught and understood.

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