The Roving Party
by Rohan Wilson
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1742376533
- ISBN 13
- 9781742376530
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In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.
1829, Tasmania
John Batman, ruthless, singleminded; four convicts, the youngest still only a stripling; Gould, a downtrodden farmhand; two free black trackers; and powerful, educated Black Bill, brought up from childhood as a white man. This the roving party and their purpose is massacre.
With promises of freedom, land grants and money, each is willing to risk his life for the prize.
Passing over many miles of tortured country, the roving party searches for Aborigines, taking few prisoners and killing freely, Batman never abandoning the visceral intensity of his hunt. And all the while, Black Bill pursues his personal quarry, the much-feared warrior, Manalargena.
1829, Tasmania
John Batman, ruthless, singleminded; four convicts, the youngest still only a stripling; Gould, a downtrodden farmhand; two free black trackers; and powerful, educated Black Bill, brought up from childhood as a white man. This the roving party and their purpose is massacre.
With promises of freedom, land grants and money, each is willing to risk his life for the prize.
Passing over many miles of tortured country, the roving party searches for Aborigines, taking few prisoners and killing freely, Batman never abandoning the visceral intensity of his hunt. And all the while, Black Bill pursues his personal quarry, the much-feared warrior, Manalargena.
Synopsis
Rohan Wilson lived a long, mostly lonely, life until a lucky turn of events led him to take up a teaching position in Japan, where he met his wife. They have a son who loves books, as all children should. They live in Launceston, Tasmania, but don't know why. Rohan holds degrees and diplomas from the universities of Tasmania, Southern Queensland and Melbourne. This is his first book.
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Roving Party
- Author
- Rohan Wilson
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1742376533
- ISBN 13
- 9781742376530
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Crows Nest
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- rohan wilson, roving party, historical novel, convicts tasmania, john batman, massacre, land, freedom, aborigines, prisoner, hunt, warrior,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel; Historical; Convicts;
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