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The Settler And The Savage

The Settler And The Savage

Ballantyne, Robert Michael

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ISBN10: 1162708042
ISBN13: 9781162708041
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.52 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Settler and the Savage is a novel written by R.M. Ballantyne. The story is set in the early 19th century and follows the adventures of a young settler named Ralph Rashleigh. Ralph is a brave and resourceful young man who is determined to make a new life for himself in the untamed wilderness of Australia.However, Ralph's dreams are soon shattered when he is captured by a group of Aborigines. He is taken to their village and held captive, but he soon discovers that not all of the Aborigines are hostile towards him. In fact, he forms a close bond with a young girl named Miriam, who teaches him about the ways of her people.As Ralph struggles to adapt to his new life, he is also faced with the challenge of dealing with the brutal and violent settlers who are encroaching on the Aborigines' land. Ralph is torn between his loyalty to his own people and his growing affection for the Aborigines.The Settler and the Savage is a thrilling and thought-provoking novel that explores the complex relationships between settlers and indigenous peoples in the early days of Australia's colonization. It is a story of survival, love, and the struggle for justice in a world that is often cruel and unforgiving.Ruyter quietly told the savage that he would then have to take the consequences, and urged, in addition, that it was folly to suppose the Kafirs were in a condition to make war on the white men just then. It was barely a year since they had been totally routed and driven across the Great Fish River with great slaughter. No warrior of common sense would think of renewing hostilities at such a time--their young men slain, their resources exhausted. Hintza had better bide his time. In the meanwhile he could gratify his revenge without much risk to himself or his young braves, by stealing in a quiet systematic way from the white men as their herds and flocks increased.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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