The Golden Age: A History Of The Colony Of Victoria, 1851-1861
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the decade that transformed a fledgling colonial outpost into one of the wealthiest societies on earth, Victoria's story is one of breathtaking ambition, social upheaval, and democratic ferment. The Golden Age: A History of the Colony of Victoria, 1851–1861 chronicles the tumultuous ten years following the discovery of gold, tracing how a flood of immigrants, fortune-seekers, and idealists reshaped the political, economic, and social fabric of colonial Australia — culminating in the landmark Eureka Stockade and the birth of a distinctly Victorian civic identity. Geoffrey Serle, Reader in History at Monash University, brings rigorous scholarly precision to this landmark work, drawing on an impressive breadth of primary sources to construct a vivid and authoritative portrait of a society in rapid transformation. His prose is measured yet compelling, balancing statistical and economic analysis with the human drama of a population forging new institutions almost from scratch. A foundational text in Australian historiography, The Golden Age remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how the crucible of the gold rush permanently altered the character of a nation — and leaves the reader wondering whether the ideals born in that extraordinary decade were ever truly fulfilled.
Author: Geoffrey Serle
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the decade that transformed a fledgling colonial outpost into one of the wealthiest societies on earth, Victoria's story is one of breathtaking ambition, social upheaval, and democratic ferment. The Golden Age: A History of the Colony of Victoria, 1851–1861 chronicles the tumultuous ten years following the discovery of gold, tracing how a flood of immigrants, fortune-seekers, and idealists reshaped the political, economic, and social fabric of colonial Australia — culminating in the landmark Eureka Stockade and the birth of a distinctly Victorian civic identity. Geoffrey Serle, Reader in History at Monash University, brings rigorous scholarly precision to this landmark work, drawing on an impressive breadth of primary sources to construct a vivid and authoritative portrait of a society in rapid transformation. His prose is measured yet compelling, balancing statistical and economic analysis with the human drama of a population forging new institutions almost from scratch. A foundational text in Australian historiography, The Golden Age remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how the crucible of the gold rush permanently altered the character of a nation — and leaves the reader wondering whether the ideals born in that extraordinary decade were ever truly fulfilled.