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100 1 _aLumholtz, Carl,
_d1851-1922
245 1 0 _aAmong Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp Life With the Aborigines of Queensland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-09-14
508 _aRichard Tonsing, amsibert, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp Life with the Aborigines of Queensland" by Carl Lumholtz is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the author's extensive travels and experiences among the indigenous tribes of Australia, particularly in Queensland, where he immerses himself in their customs and way of life. It combines adventurous exploration with keen observations of native life, animals, and the landscape of Australia, providing an anthropological perspective. At the start of the narrative, Lumholtz recounts his voyage to Australia, highlighting the initial challenges he faced at sea and his arrival at Port Adelaide. He expresses admiration for Australia’s natural beauty, including its fauna and flora, and describes the cities of Adelaide and Melbourne, noting their respective character and culture. The author introduces his motivations for the journey, aiming to study the indigenous tribes and gather zoological specimens, setting the stage for his explorations and interactions with the Aboriginal communities. He emphasizes both the hospitality of the colonists and the rich, often harsh, landscape that he will navigate in his quest for knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889
653 _aEthnology -- Australia
653 _aNatural history -- Australia
653 _aQueensland -- Description and travel
653 _aAboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland
700 1 _aAnderson, Rasmus Björn,
_d1846-1936
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/amongcannibalsac1889lumh
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66299
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