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Savage : the life and times of Jemmy Button

by Nick Hazlewood

This biography follows Jemmy Button, a Yamana man taken from Tierra del Fuego to England in 1830. After being socialised into British society and befriending Charles Darwin, he returned home to face the tragic consequences of imperialist efforts to civilise his people.

Accession 21103 ISBN 0312252137 Publisher Thomas Dunne Books
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