Crocodile Dreaming: A Sequal to 'A Bunch of Strays by Mahood, Marie - 1999

Central Queensland University (CQU) Press (Outback Books), Rockhampton, QLD, 1999. Assumed First. Softcover (18 x 25 cm), 193 pages. ISBN: 1875998675. Good condition. Bumped, scuffed. Rolled/creased at corners. Some chipping/creasing noted along top edge, rear cover. Some light soiling. Pages tanning. Previous owner's name/address label affixed to inside of front & rear covers. "There are two heroes in this book. There is the courageous owner of a small cattle station with a new vision for sharing the beloved country. And there is his part-Aboriginal, adopted son who wins a great legal victory. 'Crocodile Dreaming' is a family saga that spans seventeen years of Dry Seasons and Wet Seasons on a battlers' cattle station south of Arnhem Land. The era is the settlement of the Northern Territory in the years after World War II to the High Court decision on Aboriginal tribal boundaries and Aboriginal citizenship in 1966. In this sequel novel to 'A Bunch of Strays', Marie Mahood cleverly mixes scenes of daily family life in the outback with the gripping plot about the Crocodile Dreaming of the fictitious Numanji people. She gives a unique twist to today's debates on Reconciliation and evokes a side of Australian bush history of which we can all feel proud." Weight (before packaging): 385g.