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Author Manning Clark - Abridged by Michael Cathcart - Hard cover - 626 pages 'My hope then and now was that a history of Australia could have the same effect on the soul of its readers as did music on the soul of Saul. A story about the past, if well told, could take readers up into the high mountains from where they would see, as it were, all the kingdoms of the world, be aware of the field of the possible in human affairs, and might even catch a glimpse of the direction of the great river of life.' Manning Clark. Only 2 of this limited edition in stock. Price:
Author Ray Parkin - Hard cover - 467 pages 'Ray Parkin's H.M. Bark Endeavour ... must rank as one of the grandest books of its kind produced in this country.' Peter Craven, Australian. 'This is the kind of work which belongs in every library ... This is not just a book but a work of art' Seumas MacLeod, Scots. 'Book of the Year 1999, NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 1999. This incomparable book is at once a unique account of a great journey of discovery - Endeavour's voyage up the east coast of New Holland (Australia) in 1770 - and a remarkable re-creation of the experience of being on board ship. This is the hard cover edition - a memorable Australian gift for an overseas friend. Be quick only 1 in stock. Price:
Author: Geoff Hocking - Paperback - 248 Pages Gold: A Pictorial History of the Australian Goldrush includes more than 300 illustrations from collections around the world. From beautifully detailed paintings to wittily observed sketches of everyday goldfields life. Click on the "Detail" button near the price for more information. We currently have 2 in stock. Price:
Author Nanette Mantle - Hard Cover - 307 pages The Australian stockman is a genus per se and is the only thing that has a remote resemblance to Nationality in this country...mounted on active bony cossack looking horses galloping to and fro and cracking immense long whips as they drive along a herd of cattle' Charles James Griffith, 1840. We currently have 2 copies in stock. Price:
Author: A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson - Hard cover - 235 Pages Printed in China This volume contains the complete text of the three books of popular verse published by Andrew Barton ('Banjo') Paterson in his lifetime. Click on the "Detail" button near the price for more information. Only 2 in stock, order now. Price:
Author Manning Clark - Paperback - 178 Pages Henry Lawson - The Man and the Legend. 'He had the gift ... to use words that could make people cry' Manning Clark. 'A sudden and revealing searchlight into Lawson's Soul' Sydney Morning Herald. Click on the "Detail" button near the price for each book for more information. We currently have 2 copies in stock. Price:
Author Geoff Hocking - Paper back - 207 pages Printed in China A pictorial history. The events leading to the attack in the pre-dawn of 3 December 1854. Documents the attack, by the combined forces of the 12th and 40th Regiments of the British Army, the goldfields police and troopers on the angry diggers who had joined together to defend themselves beneath the flag of the Southern Cross. Remember to click on the "Detail" button near the price for more information on each book. Purchase now as we only have 1 in stock. Price:
Author Geoff Hocking - Hard cover - 111 pages From Advance Australia Fair to Waltzing Matilda, The Anti-Transportation League to the Eureka Stockade or even the Boxing Kangaroo, Australians are ever eager to wave some old rag in the air, and it seems that it doesn't really matter what it looks like - as long as it says, Australia! Price:
Author Graeme Davison - Paperback - 382 pages Printed in Australia A pioneering study in Australian urban history, published at a time when our cities had only recently begun to claim the attention of academic historians. It enjoyed the success that sometimes comes when the author is lucky enough to hit on a great subject, was gratifyingly hailed from the first as 'a classic' and awarded the Ernest Scott Prize, and has gone through several printings during the subsequent quarter of a century. We currently have 2 copies in stock. Price:
Author Clare Wright - Paperback - 240 pages Printed in Australia Clare Wright's award-winning research challenges the myth that the Australian pub is a male domain revealing the enduring and dynamic presence of female publicans behind the bar. Wright takes the reader on a pub crawl through this history: from Sarah Bird, the 27-year-old convict who was Australia's first female licensee, to Big Poll the Grog Seller, the miners' darling on the gold fields, to Cheryl Barassi and Dawn Fraser today. Click on the "Detail" button near the price for more information. Only 2 copies left! Price:
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