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The Black Lords of Summer : The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
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[Review Essay] The Black Lords of Summer: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
2003
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— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 2003; (p. 90-91)'Ashley Mallett’s newest book, The Black Lords of Summer, his fourth for UQP, purports to be historical and is possibly his most ambitious work. Its subtitle suggests that it might provide a narrative history of the tour and examine its repercussions. It would be nice to say that it succeeds but it doesn’t. It doesn’t ask historical questions and it doesn’t reach historical conclusions. The author (a journalist by training) may feel that words like ‘story’ and ‘beyond’ give him the licence to stray off the track but good journalists, and especially good historians, maintain much better control over their material than is exhibited here.' (Introduction)
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[Review Essay] The Black Lords of Summer: The Story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England and Beyond
2003
single work
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— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 2003; (p. 90-91)'Ashley Mallett’s newest book, The Black Lords of Summer, his fourth for UQP, purports to be historical and is possibly his most ambitious work. Its subtitle suggests that it might provide a narrative history of the tour and examine its repercussions. It would be nice to say that it succeeds but it doesn’t. It doesn’t ask historical questions and it doesn’t reach historical conclusions. The author (a journalist by training) may feel that words like ‘story’ and ‘beyond’ give him the licence to stray off the track but good journalists, and especially good historians, maintain much better control over their material than is exhibited here.' (Introduction)
