Carl Lumholtz

Among Cannibals (eBook, ePUB)

An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp Life With the Aborigines of Queensland
Übersetzer: Anderson, Rasmus Björn

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This travelogue is about Australia; in particular Queensland and the native Aboriginals. The author travelled by ship first to Adelaide, then via Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Rockhampton to the interior of Queensland. His account of his journey and his decision to live with the natives is detailed and factual as he describes what he sees and hears.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4066339571273
• Artikelnr.: 69547365

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introductory
2. Sydney harbour
3. Journey to western Queensland
4. Struggle between blacks and whites
5. Journey to northern Queensland
6. Headquarters at Herbert Vale
7. Kamin (implement for climbing)
8. Pleasant companion
9. My first expedition with the blacks
10. The appearance of the aborigines in the different parts of the continent
11. Respect for right of property
12. The position of women among the blacks
13. Mongan, a new mammal
14. Dingo a member of the family
15. Blacks on the track
16. Wild landscape on the Upper Herbert
17. A wedding
18. Native politeness
19. A festival dance of the blacks
20. Arrival of the native police
21. The rainy season
22. Unpleasantness at Herbert Vale
23. The burial of the blacks
24. My life in danger
25. Winter in north Queensland
26. Message sticks
27. Frozen meat
28. A family of zoologists
Appendix
Index.