Footprints. The Journey Of Lucy And Percy Pepper

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: National Achives Of Australia
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 132 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: This is the story of Lucy and Percy Pepper, from Gippsland, Victoria, and how their lives were affected by laws and government policies that defined who was 'Aboriginal' and who was not. This book looks at their struggle to keep their extended family together, fight for Australia in World War 1, make good on a soldier settlement block, and survive ill health and poverty. Their story is told through correspondence between Percy and Lucy Pepper and government officials and Aboriginal administrators. The letters are now in the collections of the National Archives of Australia and the Public Record Office Victoria. This book is a valuable resource for Aboriginal people who want to find archival records. As well, anyone interested in early 20th-century Victoria can gain insights into the effects of past legislation and practices on individuals and families.

ISBN: 9781920807610