{"product_id":"2026200014111-secondhand-letters-from-victorian-pioneers-a-series-of-papers-on-the-early-occupation-of-the-colony-the-aborigines-etc","title":"Letters From Victorian Pioneers: A Series Of Papers On The Early Occupation Of The Colony, The Aborigines, Etc.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLetters from Victorian Pioneers stands as one of the most compelling primary-source collections ever assembled on the formative years of colonial Victoria, presenting a vivid, firsthand chronicle of a raw and transformative era in Australian history. Originally addressed to His Excellency Charles Joseph La Trobe, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria, these letters were gathered by Thomas Francis Bride — Librarian of the Public Library of Victoria — and paint an intimate portrait of the hardships, encounters, and observations of the men and women who shaped the colony from its earliest days, including their direct and often startling accounts of interactions with the Aboriginal peoples of the region.\n\nEdited with an introduction and notes by C.E. Sayers, this revised edition — foreworded by Helen Vellacott — argues powerfully for the enduring historical significance of these documents, positioning them not merely as archival curiosities but as essential testimony to a period of profound cultural and social upheaval. Bride's meticulous scholarship as a librarian lends the collection an authoritative structure, while the pioneers' own voices — unfiltered and urgent — give it a raw, documentary power that no secondary history can replicate. For anyone seeking to understand the lived experience of early settlement and the complex, often tragic relationship between colonisers and Indigenous Australians, this volume remains an indispensable and deeply haunting window into the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160895889627,"sku":"2026200014111-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6448b9c6-ca40-4fdc-85de-d2e65a6fbcac.png?v=1787188186","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014111-secondhand-letters-from-victorian-pioneers-a-series-of-papers-on-the-early-occupation-of-the-colony-the-aborigines-etc","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}