Bendigo: A History
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.
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Rising from a frenzied gold rush encampment in the 1850s to one of Victoria's most celebrated regional cities, Bendigo's story is one of ambition, resilience, and transformation — and Frank Cusack's Bendigo: A History chronicles this remarkable journey with meticulous authority. Cusack traces the city's evolution from the thunderous chaos of the goldfields, where fortune-seekers from across the globe converged on the Victorian bush, through to the establishment of its grand civic institutions, cultural landmarks, and enduring communities that define the city to this day. Cusack writes with the passion of a local historian who understands intimately the forces that shaped a place, weaving together social, economic, and political threads into a rich and cohesive narrative. His account illuminates the multicultural tapestry of Bendigo's origins — the Chinese diggers, the European immigrants, the Indigenous heritage — and the tensions and triumphs that forged a unique Australian identity. For anyone who wishes to understand how gold turned dust into a dynasty, this is an essential and absorbing read.
Author: Frank Cusack
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Heinemann, Melbourne
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Rising from a frenzied gold rush encampment in the 1850s to one of Victoria's most celebrated regional cities, Bendigo's story is one of ambition, resilience, and transformation — and Frank Cusack's Bendigo: A History chronicles this remarkable journey with meticulous authority. Cusack traces the city's evolution from the thunderous chaos of the goldfields, where fortune-seekers from across the globe converged on the Victorian bush, through to the establishment of its grand civic institutions, cultural landmarks, and enduring communities that define the city to this day. Cusack writes with the passion of a local historian who understands intimately the forces that shaped a place, weaving together social, economic, and political threads into a rich and cohesive narrative. His account illuminates the multicultural tapestry of Bendigo's origins — the Chinese diggers, the European immigrants, the Indigenous heritage — and the tensions and triumphs that forged a unique Australian identity. For anyone who wishes to understand how gold turned dust into a dynasty, this is an essential and absorbing read.