Jimmie blacksmith is the son of an aboriginal mother and a white father. Fictionalised as jimmy blacksmith, the character takes several steps down the social ladder in terms of his name, but remains at the bottom of the pile in reality by virtue of being not only black, but also an aborigine. Based on shocking reallife events, the chant of jimmie blacksmith is a powerful tale of racism, identity, intolerance, and murder from the celebrated bestselling author of schindlers list, thomas keneally. Tommy lewis, freddy reynolds, angela punchmcgregor, ray barrett, jack thompson, steve.
Thomas keneally s fictionalised account of the 1900 killing spree of halfaboriginal jimmy governor is a powerful story of a black mans revenge against an unjust and. Thomas keneally has written over thirty books, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as plays and essays. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As a raw narrative of a partaboriginal mans axemurders of white women, the manhunt which followed, his eventual capture and death by hanging just after australia achieved federation in 1900, the film was apparently.
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