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Daisy Bates in the Desert

A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines

A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines

By Julia Blackburn

By Julia Blackburn

By Julia Blackburn

By Julia Blackburn

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Part of Vintage Departures

Part of Vintage Departures

Category: Nonfiction

Category: Nonfiction

Paperback $15.00

Aug 08, 1995 | ISBN 9780679744467

Ebook $12.99

Oct 10, 2012 | ISBN 9780307829238

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    About Daisy Bates in the Desert

    In 1913, at the age of 54, Daisy Bates went to live in the deserts of South Australia. Brilliantly reviewed, astonishingly original, this "eloquent and illuminating portrait of an extraordinary woman" (New York Times Book Review) tells a fascinating, true story in the tradition of Isak Dinesen and Barry Lopez.

    About Daisy Bates in the Desert

    In 1913, at the age of 54, Daisy Bates went to live in the deserts of South Australia. Brilliantly reviewed, astonishingly original, this "eloquent and illuminating portrait of an extraordinary woman" (New York Times Book Review) tells a fascinating, true story in the tradition of Isak Dinesen and Barry Lopez.

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    With Billie
    Old Man Goya
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    See all books by Julia Blackburn

    About Julia Blackburn

    JULIA BLACKBURN is the author of several books of nonfiction, including Old Man Goya, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and With Billie, which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award; and of the novels The Book of Color and The Leper’s Companions, both of which were short-listed for… More about Julia Blackburn

    About Julia Blackburn

    JULIA BLACKBURN is the author of several books of nonfiction, including Old Man Goya, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and With Billie, which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award; and of the novels The Book of Color and The Leper’s Companions, both of which were short-listed for… More about Julia Blackburn

    Product Details

    Category: Nonfiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 08, 1995 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679744467

    Category: Nonfiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 10, 2012 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780307829238

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