Bennelong and Phillip

‘Rich and exciting history telling … brave, audacious … has the reader thinking deeply about the meaning of history and the role it plays in our lives … Fullagar’s position is ethically scrupulous, and highly objective in research and exposition … I recommend this as a book that carries us much further on the journey to a reconciled future – and a delicious read to boot.’ * Victoria Grieves Williams, The Australian *
‘Kate Fullagar’s important new work … brings a creative and original lens to a foundational relationship … Fullagar explores how the two men’s shared history did indeed shape Australia’s, but not simply in the way foundational narratives have tended to represent them … Bennelong & Phillip gives us a new, original lens onto this origin story … And we’re offered a much richer, nuanced account of Bennelong, who Fullagar reads in context and on Country … She also writes beautifully and clearly.’ * The Conversation *
‘In this significant, entwined biography of both men, Kate Fullagar dispels the myths surrounding Bennelong and reframes the context of Phillip’s life … The innovative structure, fluent prose and illuminating analysis make this book an absorbing read … Not only an important book but a timely one.’ * Sydney Morning Herald *
‘At a moment of profound uncertainty for future relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, Bennelong and Phillip is essential reading.’ – Mark McKenna, author of Return to Uluru
‘Kate Fullagar has achieved something astonishing … This is reconciled history at its very best.’ – Distinguished Professor Lynette Russell AM
‘With insight and empathy, Kate Fullagar adds new depth and meaning to this old story of nation-building and imperial dispossession.’ – Bill Gammage AM, author of The Biggest Estate on Earth
‘Bennelong and Phillip is the foundation story of us – the story of Country – the story of our nation.’ – John Paul Janke, co-host of NITV’s The Point
‘an important book for our current time … A fantastic book and a challenging one.’ * Books+Publishing *
‘Contact history of a wonderfully vivid and interesting kind.’ – Alan Atkinson, author of Elizabeth & John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm
‘This is an important, if not unparalleled work of Australian historiography. It is the sort of book that should receive awards.’ * The Newtown Review of Books *

Kate Fullagar is professor of history at the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, in the Australian Catholic University, and co-editor of the journal History Australia. Her book The Warrior, The Voyager and the Artist won the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction at the 2021 NSW Premier’s Awards.

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