Young Dark Emu: A Truer History

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Bruce Pascoe's iconic non-fiction classic Dark Emu significantly shifted the way Australians relate to their environment. Young Dark Emu brought together the research and compelling first person accounts of his work into a book for younger readers.

Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia's history pre-European colonisation.

Young Dark Emu was highly awarded upon its original release in 2019. This updated edition brings a fresh look and format to the original content.

Author Bio

Bruce Pascoe has published widely in both adult and young adult literature. He has won numerous awards, including the Children s Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award for Young Dark Emu (Magabala Books 2019), New South Wales Premier s Book of the Year Award in 2016 for Dark Emu (Magabala Books 2014) and the Prime Minister s Literature Award for Young Adult fiction for Fog a Dox (Magabala Books 2012) in 2013. In 2018 Bruce was awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. He has worked as a teacher, farmer, fisherman, barman, fencing contractor, lecturer, Aboriginal language researcher, archaeological site worker and editor. Bruce is a Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian man, and currently lives on his farm in Gippsland, Victoria.