{"product_id":"9780977531219","title":"God, Guns and Government on the Central Australian Frontier: Who killed Ereminta?","description":"\"There's a movie in this story.\"\u003cp\u003e\"Essential reading...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mounted Constable William Willshire had his troopers shoot two Aboriginal men, Ereminta and Donkey, in cold blood they left behind several witnesses, and an intriguing story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man who shot Ereminta, Thomas, was an Aranda-Lutheran, one of the Finke River mission's first converts. This book reveals some surprising connections between the police, including William Willshire, and the missionaries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pastoralists offered young Aboriginal men and women new opportunities outside traditional life. The frontier policemen protected the white people, serving a law that was of little help when relations between black and white descended into armed conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn two trials the deeds of all the players were subject to harsh scrutiny, with results that the proudly British citizens of Adelaide found hard to assimilate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe echoes of these events can be heard in the politics of race in Australia today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Restoration","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896160690416,"sku":"9780977531219","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780977531219","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}