When the Sky Fell Down Book by Keith Willey

Description

Title: When the Sky Fell Down

Author: Keith Willey

Description:
When the Sky Fell Down by Keith Willey is a powerful and confronting historical account examining the devastating impact of European settlement on the Aboriginal tribes of the Sydney region between 1788 and 1850. The book explores the dramatic cultural and demographic changes that followed the arrival of the Arthur Phillip–led First Fleet landing in Australia.

Drawing on historical records, early colonial accounts, and research into Indigenous history, Willey documents how disease, violence, displacement, and the loss of traditional lands led to the rapid destruction of many Aboriginal communities across the Sydney basin. The book provides insight into the lives, culture, and struggles of the local Indigenous peoples during the early years of colonisation.

This important work is widely regarded as a significant contribution to understanding the early contact period in Australian history and the profound effects it had on Aboriginal society.

Details:

• Author: Keith Willey

• Title: When the Sky Fell Down

• Subject: Early Australian colonial history / Aboriginal history

• Focus: The destruction of Aboriginal tribes in the Sydney region, 1788–1850

Condition:
Good vintage condition with light shelf wear, pages clean and intact.

Ideal For:

• Collectors of Australian history books

• Readers interested in Indigenous history

• Academic or historical research collections

• Those studying the early colonial period of New South Wales

A significant and thought-provoking book that explores one of the most important and difficult chapters in early Australian history.