{"product_id":"2026100010717-secondhand-australias-first-century-1788-1888","title":"Australia's First Century: 1788-1888","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sunburned plains of New South Wales to the untamed frontiers of Queensland and Victoria, Australia's First Century: 1788–1888 presents a sweeping pictorial and narrative chronicle of an extraordinary nation in the making. Originally facsimiled from the pages of Cassell's Picturesque Australasia, this remarkable volume documents the first hundred years of European settlement — from the arrival of the First Fleet to the centennial celebrations of 1888 — capturing the raw ambition, hardship, and triumph of a continent being reshaped by settlers, squatters, and pioneers.\n\nEdited with scholarly precision by E.E. Morris, the work stands as an invaluable primary source for understanding the colonial era, presenting vivid accounts of the pastoral industry, Indigenous encounters, urban growth, and the forging of an Australian national identity. Morris's editorial hand brings coherence and authority to a rich mosaic of text and illustration, reflecting the Victorian enthusiasm for grandiose historical record-keeping. A centenary artifact that is as much a cultural document as a historical one, this volume leaves the reader wondering: what stories of this vast land have yet to be fully told?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609657512155,"sku":"2026100010717-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/242c4b8e-2977-46fa-b60c-523e79627888.png?v=1791764414","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010717-secondhand-australias-first-century-1788-1888","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}