Rainbow in a bottle By Joan B. Cooper Paperback 1922175609 9781922175601 Rainbow in a bottle Dogmatic and stubborn Henry Grimshaw finding his life options limited, falls into his fathers footsteps on a passionate crusade to save the Aboriginal people of North Queensland. the 1890s in Australia is a time of exploitation and harsh racism. Grimshaw is joined by his family to run a mission on a shoestring within the confines of isolation and the constant political power struggles of his church. On a crowded island with discontented, displaced Aboriginal people he is expected to fix the problems created by the Aboriginal Protection Act and the prejudices of the time. Landowners, deprived of their supply of cheap labour, escalate the conflicts as he takes charge of a mission, a prison in disarray.incurring the wrath of his mother Grace and against all cultural conventions, his sister Ellen falls in love with a Kalangari man. For Grace her sons reputation is paramount and the consequences of her daughters are severe.This is a story about power, love, joy, injustice and the edges of sanity that mark one of the great, untold stories of Australian history.

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Dogmatic and stubborn Henry Grimshaw finding his life options limited falls into his fathers footsteps on a passionate crusade to save the Aboriginal people of North Queensland the 1890 s in Australia is a time of exploitation and harsh racism Grimshaw is joined by his family to run a mission on a shoestring within the confines of isolation and the constant political power struggles of his church On a crowded island with discontented displaced Aboriginal people he is expected to fix the problems created by the Aboriginal Protection Act and the prejudices of the time Landowners deprived of their supply of cheap labour escalate the conflicts as he takes charge of a mission a prison in disarray. Rainbow in a bottle book cover incurring the wrath of his mother Grace and against all cultural conventions his sister Ellen falls in love with a Kalangari man For Grace her son s reputation is paramount and the consequences of her daughters are severe. Rainbow in a bottle kindle app This is a story about power love joy injustice and the edges of sanity that mark one of the great untold stories of Australian history Rainbow in a bottleA fictional book based on research about actual people It gives a different view of the missions in Queensland the problems created by the Aboriginal Protection Act and the interaction between Europeans and Aboriginals A really worthwhile read Rainbow in a bottle

Rainbow in a bottle By Joan B. Cooper

1922175609

9781922175601

English

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