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Think you know your Australian history? Think again.
Balagaan has defeated Dangan, wed his childhood sweetheart and has two beautiful children; so why does he feel so anxious?
When the Nyangbal people discover the Yirraalii, the Newcomers, on their land, they take no chances and hastily move camp. The Yirraalii have a reputation for being dangerous and brutal.
While the Nyangbal people watch the Yirraalii from the safety of the bush, Dangan’s wife stumbles into their camp and recounts a brutal Yirraalii attack on her husband’s clan. She pleads for help. Balagaan and his cousins, Yirinyin and Irindilli, are sent to investigate. Unable to find survivors, they quickly discover the Newcomers are using ‘Native Police’ to murder and capture other Aboriginal people.
Balagaan and the Nyangbal people flee to a secret campsite, deep in the forest. But are they really safe? Balagaan must consult the Clever Man. While he journeys far from home, he is unaware his mortal enemy, Dangan, is leading the Native Police straight to his family’s hiding place.
Can Balagaan return in time to save his wife and children, or will his enemy finally get his revenge?
Savages is a Truth Telling of the shameful frontier conflict history of Ballina that occurred due to the British colonisation of Australia. It is a story that was duplicated across the country in the 1800s. If you like historical romance, Aboriginal history, and plenty of action, then you’ll love this gripping historical novel from Steve Trotter.
‘It conveys an important message and ought to be compulsory reading in every Australian High School.’ —Marianne Vincent, Goodreads.
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- mayo 2024 Ends: 2024-05-28, 06:00 PM EDT
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- 2024-07-30
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This is the third book in the Australia's Black History series but can be read as a stand-alone.
The first book, The Magpie and the Snake, introduces readers to the world of the Aboriginal people living in Ballina, near Byron Bay. The heroes, Balagaan and Gawngan, are the names of traditional Bundjalung heroes from the Dreamtime. The plot revolves around Balagaan's attempts to be with his true love even though she has been promised in marriage to his nemesis from another clan. The plot of that story contains a moral tale. This story unfolds at an incredibly significant historical setting, called Bullinaa, which means 'place where seafood is plentiful'. A type of Olympic games was held there, with mock fights and a tree climbing event; there was aqua culture and companion planting and animal farming, without fences. The land was cared for in such a sophisticated and sustainable way that the land, animals and people thrived for over 80,000 years.
The second book, Gawngan and the Marriage Tree is a chapter book add on. It's illustrated and is for younger readers but still continues the story.
The last book in the series is Savages. It is the story of the colonisation of Bullinaa and its impact on the Aboriginal people of Australia. It is a truth telling of a terrible massacre at Ballina, told through the eyes of the Bundjalung heroes Balagaan and Gawngan, and Balagaan's nemesis, Dangan.
The series celebrates the rich culture of the Nyangbal Aboriginal people, the significance of the Ballina site where they lived, and details the impact of the British invasion of Australia on, not just the Nyangbal people, but on Aboriginal people across Australia.
The events in all three books occur over from around 1820-1850.
