The colonial kangaroo hunt

From the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1770 to classic children's tale Dot and the Kangaroo, Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver examine hunting narratives in novels, visual art and memoirs to discover how the kangaroo became a favourite quarry, a relished food source, an object of scientific fasc...

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Authors / Creators: Gelder, Ken, 1955- (Author), Weaver, Rachael (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Weaver, Rachael, author.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Melbourne : The Miegunyah Press, 2020.
Series:Second numbered series of the Miegunyah volumes ; number one hundred and ninety
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Online Access:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.