A History Of Australia (Six-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few works in the annals of historical scholarship match the sheer ambition and grandeur of Manning Clark's A History of Australia, a six-volume magnum opus that chronicles the story of a continent from its earliest indigenous inhabitants through to the tumultuous decades of the early twentieth century. Each volume traces a distinct epoch: from the convict settlements of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, through the dawn of an Australian civilisation, to the era-defining struggles for land, identity, and nationhood that shaped the modern state. Written with the sweep of a novelist and the rigour of a scholar, Clark's prose brings to life the full cast of characters — governors, rebels, explorers, and labourers — who forged a nation from the edges of the known world. Clark's monumental series stands as the defining work of Australian historiography, celebrated and debated in equal measure for its bold moral vision and its deeply personal, almost prophetic voice. He does not merely recount events; he passes judgement, mourning failures of compassion and celebrating rare moments of human dignity, giving the entire work the weight of a national epic. Published by Melbourne University Press across several decades, these six volumes represent a life's work — and a provocation to every reader to ask what kind of civilisation Australia truly became. Volume I: From the Earliest Times to the Age of Macquarie (1988, reprint), Volume II: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1822-1838 (1987, reprint), Volume III: The Beginning of an Australian Civilization 1824-1851 (1985, reprint), Volume IV: The Earth Abideth for Ever 1851-1888 (1987, reprint), Volume V: The People Make Laws 1888-1915 (1988, reprint), and Volume VI: The Old Dead Tree and the Young Tree Green 1916-1935 (1988, reprint).
Author: CLARK C. M. H.
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few works in the annals of historical scholarship match the sheer ambition and grandeur of Manning Clark's A History of Australia, a six-volume magnum opus that chronicles the story of a continent from its earliest indigenous inhabitants through to the tumultuous decades of the early twentieth century. Each volume traces a distinct epoch: from the convict settlements of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, through the dawn of an Australian civilisation, to the era-defining struggles for land, identity, and nationhood that shaped the modern state. Written with the sweep of a novelist and the rigour of a scholar, Clark's prose brings to life the full cast of characters — governors, rebels, explorers, and labourers — who forged a nation from the edges of the known world. Clark's monumental series stands as the defining work of Australian historiography, celebrated and debated in equal measure for its bold moral vision and its deeply personal, almost prophetic voice. He does not merely recount events; he passes judgement, mourning failures of compassion and celebrating rare moments of human dignity, giving the entire work the weight of a national epic. Published by Melbourne University Press across several decades, these six volumes represent a life's work — and a provocation to every reader to ask what kind of civilisation Australia truly became. Volume I: From the Earliest Times to the Age of Macquarie (1988, reprint), Volume II: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1822-1838 (1987, reprint), Volume III: The Beginning of an Australian Civilization 1824-1851 (1985, reprint), Volume IV: The Earth Abideth for Ever 1851-1888 (1987, reprint), Volume V: The People Make Laws 1888-1915 (1988, reprint), and Volume VI: The Old Dead Tree and the Young Tree Green 1916-1935 (1988, reprint).