Alone On The Soaks. The Life And Times Of Alec Kruger
Kruger Alec, Waterford Gerard
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: IAD Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2007
Edition: First Edition
Description: 342 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.
Publishers Description: Snatched from his mother at age three, institutionalized for seven years, sent to work at age 10Alec Krugers harrowing childhood and lifes journey are chronicled in this deeply moving autobiography. A child of mixed Aboriginal descent, he survived the loneliness and bullies of a stolen childhood to become a drover, army recruit, and plaintiff in the High Court. Tracing his search for a sense of belonging, this personal account ultimately reveals how, through the Central Australian Stolen Generations and Families Aboriginal Corporation, he was able to triumph in the struggle for recognition, reconciliation, and recompense.
ISBN: 9781864650785
(218213)
