This Fabulous Century
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the sun-drenched shores of a newly federated nation to the tumultuous decades that shaped a modern identity, This Fabulous Century presents a sweeping visual and narrative chronicle of Australian life across the twentieth century, capturing the triumphs, hardships, and defining moments that forged a people and a nation. Peter Luck — celebrated journalist and television personality — draws on an extraordinary archive of photographs, personal stories, and historical records to reconstruct the texture of everyday Australian life, from the bush to the city, through war and peace, boom and bust. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, the work argues that Australia's story is one of remarkable resilience and evolving identity, weaving together the grand sweep of national events with the intimate human details that history books so often overlook. Luck's signature warmth and storytelling authority animate each chapter, making this far more than a picture book — it is a heartfelt tribute to a century of ordinary Australians living extraordinary lives. Whether you lived through these decades or are discovering them for the first time, this landmark volume will leave you wondering just how much of this fabulous century still remains untold.
Author: Peter Luck
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the sun-drenched shores of a newly federated nation to the tumultuous decades that shaped a modern identity, This Fabulous Century presents a sweeping visual and narrative chronicle of Australian life across the twentieth century, capturing the triumphs, hardships, and defining moments that forged a people and a nation. Peter Luck — celebrated journalist and television personality — draws on an extraordinary archive of photographs, personal stories, and historical records to reconstruct the texture of everyday Australian life, from the bush to the city, through war and peace, boom and bust. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, the work argues that Australia's story is one of remarkable resilience and evolving identity, weaving together the grand sweep of national events with the intimate human details that history books so often overlook. Luck's signature warmth and storytelling authority animate each chapter, making this far more than a picture book — it is a heartfelt tribute to a century of ordinary Australians living extraordinary lives. Whether you lived through these decades or are discovering them for the first time, this landmark volume will leave you wondering just how much of this fabulous century still remains untold.