The Last of the Tasmanians: Or, The Black War of Van Diemen's Land

"The worst days of the Conquistadors lack the dastardly and disgraceful cruelty which renders those of the 'Black War' horrible and humiliating to the reader." - Contemporary Review, 1870
"Every one must recognise the immense service Bonwick has done in preserving so much that would otherwise have been irretrievably lost." - Royal Society of Tasmania, 1902

Having lived in Tasmania for 8 years as a teacher, James Bonwick (1817 –1906), an English-born Australian historical and educational write...