Meeting the Waylo

Meeting the Waylo*WINNER of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2020: Non Fiction*This book explores the experiences of Indigenous Australians who participated in Australian exploration enterprises in the early nineteenth century. These Indigenous travellers, often referred to as guides, native aides, or intermediaries have already been cast in a variety of ways by historians: earlier historiographies represented them as passive side players in European heroic

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this is Alice at her best - an irresistible pleasure for fans and new readers alike

She's the friendliest pony

pirates and crocodiles

but here she draws on her background as a zine-maker and visual artist

He is published in 14 languages and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world

Through its exquisite illustrations and thought-provoking narrative

using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner

she ends up facing down both the painful end of an affair and the grievous injury of a dear friend

' - The Guardian When Mina receives an urgent call from her best friend back in Melbourne

Emma Shortis draws on history

it examines the increasingly problematic role of historians as national storytellers