A traveller's history of Australia / John H. Chambers ; line drawings, John Hoste.
Record details
- ISBN: 1566564247
- ISBN: 9781566564243
- Physical Description: xi, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
- Edition: 2nd edition; revised and updated
- Publisher: New York : Interlink Books, 2002.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Two beginnings -- The physical environment -- Aboriginal Australia -- Europeans arrive -- The convict system and the growth of the first two colonies -- New Britannias: Cities and colonies all around the coast -- Explorers and squatters: The demise of Black Australia -- Economic development: 1850-1900 -- Democracy and nationalism: 1820-1900 -- The early federation, the Great War, the 1920s and '30s -- World War II and post-war changes to 1972 -- Politics, the economy, and culture since 1972 -- Adaptation of the red kangaroo to the environment -- Why boomerangs return -- Governors-General, Governors, and Premiers -- Prime Ministers -- Chronology of major events -- Further reading -- Historical gazetteer.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 994 CHA (Text) | 36015000663449 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
