{"product_id":"blood-gold-marji-hill-9780645483482","title":"Blood Gold: Native Police, Bushrangers, and Law and Order on the Goldfields","description":"\u003cp\u003eGold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past, Book 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold discoveries in Australia created an unprecedented population explosion and with it came crime and lawlessness.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood Gold\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eMarji Hill, author of more than 70 publications, tells: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- About law and order on the goldfields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How gold was a target for theft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How the Native Police were used to enforce law and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How with the expanding frontier the Native Police were used to \"disperse\" First Nations people from their lands to make way for colonisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How the Native Police were a symbol of white colonial attitudes towards First Nations people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- About Australia's first Chinese bushranger, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Stories of some female bushrangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you relish the uncovering of hidden stories, iconic episodes or truth-telling to do with Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003es past, then this beautifully illustrated book and the others in the series are for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marji Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645483486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645483482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prison Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Marji Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123150418175,"sku":"9780645483482","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3711855e-1a8c-4089-b5a3-3204a37e8613.jpg?v=1687429216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-gold-marji-hill-9780645483482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}