The Other Side of the Frontier

The book that turned Australian history inside out. Forty-five years after The Other Side of the Frontier was first published, Henry Reynolds’ groundbreaking classic of Australian history is as relevant as ever. Drawing from documentary and oral evidence, the book describes in meticulous and compelling detail the ways in which First Nations peoples responded to the arrival of Europeans. Reynolds’ argument that First Nations peoples resisted fiercely was highly original when it was first published and changed the way we understand Australian history. ‘A seminal work, The Other Side of the Frontier provides a crucial piece to the fractured jigsaw puzzle of Aboriginal history and gives Aboriginal people a courageous place in the nation’s story, while exposing the brutality of the invaders. Reynolds’s history is more important today than ever before.’ – John Maynard ‘Paradigm-shifting, agenda-setting, epoch-making and life-altering, The Other Side of the Frontier is both of its time and timeless. A classic to be treasured, by a masterful historian who has never stopped believing in the provocative power of evidence. It’s when they come after you that you know you are telling the truth.’ – Clare Wright