A History Of Australia Iv: The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851-1888
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the grand tradition of landmark historical writing, Manning Clark's A History of Australia IV: The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851–1888 chronicles one of the most transformative eras in Australian history — from the golden rushes that reshaped a colonial society to the turbulent decades that forged a nascent national identity. This fourth volume of Clark's monumental six-part series presents the sweeping drama of a continent in flux, detailing the social, political, and cultural forces that defined mid-to-late nineteenth-century Australia, from the Eureka Stockade to the stirrings of Federation. Clark writes with the sweep and moral gravity of a novelist, yet grounds his narrative in meticulous historical scholarship, crafting a work that stands as a cornerstone of Australian historiography. His prose is deeply humanistic, animating politicians, pastoralists, bushrangers, and ordinary settlers alike with equal intensity, arguing that the Australian character was forged not in triumph, but in conflict, contradiction, and endurance. Hailed as one of the greatest works of Australian letters, this series raises profound questions about nationhood and identity that resonate as powerfully today as ever — leaving the reader to wonder what, truly, was the cost of building a civilisation at the ends of the earth.
Author: C. M. H. Clark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the grand tradition of landmark historical writing, Manning Clark's A History of Australia IV: The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851–1888 chronicles one of the most transformative eras in Australian history — from the golden rushes that reshaped a colonial society to the turbulent decades that forged a nascent national identity. This fourth volume of Clark's monumental six-part series presents the sweeping drama of a continent in flux, detailing the social, political, and cultural forces that defined mid-to-late nineteenth-century Australia, from the Eureka Stockade to the stirrings of Federation. Clark writes with the sweep and moral gravity of a novelist, yet grounds his narrative in meticulous historical scholarship, crafting a work that stands as a cornerstone of Australian historiography. His prose is deeply humanistic, animating politicians, pastoralists, bushrangers, and ordinary settlers alike with equal intensity, arguing that the Australian character was forged not in triumph, but in conflict, contradiction, and endurance. Hailed as one of the greatest works of Australian letters, this series raises profound questions about nationhood and identity that resonate as powerfully today as ever — leaving the reader to wonder what, truly, was the cost of building a civilisation at the ends of the earth.