{"product_id":"return-to-uluru-mark-mckenna-9780593185773","title":"Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"THIS WEEK'S HOTTEST NEW RELEASES: Murder befouls the outback... [A] gr\u003cb\u003eipping work of true crime.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReturn to Uluru \u003c\/i\u003eexplores a cold case that strikes at the heart of white supremacy--the death of an Aboriginal man in 1934; the iconic life of a white, \"outback\" police officer; and the continent's most sacred and mysterious landmark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum's storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died eighty-five years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative white Australian mindset that has long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen policeman Bill McKinnon's Aboriginal prisoners escape in 1934, he's determined to get them back. Tracking them across the so called \"dead heart\" of the country, he finds the men at Uluru, a sacred rock formation. What exactly happened there remained a mystery, even after a Commonwealth inquiry. But Mark McKenna's research uncovers new evidence, getting closer to the truth, revealing glimpses of indigenous life, and demonstrating the importance of this case today. Using McKinnon's private journal entries, McKenna paints a picture of the police officer's life to better understand how white Australians treat the center of the country and its inhabitants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReturn to Uluru \u003c\/i\u003edives deeply into one cold case. But it also provides a searing indictment of the historical white supremacy still present in Australia--and has fascinating, illuminating parallels to the growing racial justice movements in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark McKenna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593185773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593185773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.21w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022","brand":"Mark McKenna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988662255871,"sku":"9780593185773","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78e1a3b3-18d6-4f99-8653-4efcbf108d2e.jpg?v=1683295679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/return-to-uluru-mark-mckenna-9780593185773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}