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Item Details
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HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA
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| By: |
Manning Clark, Susanne Ferrier, Meredith Hooper |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£21.25 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0718827058 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780718827052 |
| Publisher: |
JAMES CLARKE & CO LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1988 |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
A lively and entertaining account of the colourful history of Australia, from the formation of the continent millions of years ago to the events and people of modern Australia. |
| Synopsis: |
Written with young readers in mind, this lively, lucid account of Australia and its people begins with the geographic shaping of the continent millions of years ago and continues to the present day. Here is the fascinating story of a land inhabited since the Ice Ages by Aboriginal tribes, a land which remained undiscovered by the rest of the world until the birth of the industrial age, when European settlement reshaped it in political and social terms. Original sources are used to highlight episodes that will especially appeal to young readers: we hear the voices of Aborigines bewildered by the advent of the Europeans, and of those who made the perilous journey across the world in sailing ships ...We share the weariness of explorers trudging towards a far horizon, and the elation of a lucky gold-digger ...We storm the heights at Gallipoli alongside the Anzacs, and realise what it must have been like to go hungry during the Great Depression, or to fight in the Jungles of New Guinea ...This history, a distinguished collaboration between Manning Clark and Meredith Hooper is lavishly decorated throughout in colour and black-and-white by Susanne Ferrier, whose illustrations perfectly complement the text and give the book an extra, vivid dimension of sheer visual enjoyment.History of Australia is a book to be shared, appreciated and enjoyed by all those eager to discover the story of this great new country. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Lutterworth Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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