{"product_id":"2026200014553-secondhand-the-eureka-stockade","title":"The Eureka Stockade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the scorching summer of 1854, the goldfields of Ballarat erupted in one of the most dramatic confrontations in Australian colonial history — and Raffaello Carboni was there to witness every moment of it. The Eureka Stockade is an eyewitness account of the miners' rebellion against British colonial authority, chronicling the brutal government crackdown on diggers who dared to demand democratic rights, fair licensing, and human dignity beneath the Southern Cross flag. Written with the passion of a participant rather than the detachment of a distant observer, Carboni's narrative captures the multicultural spirit of the goldfields — a place where men from Italy, Ireland, America, and beyond stood shoulder to shoulder in defiance.\n\nAs both a primary historical document and a work of literary fire, The Eureka Stockade stands as a foundational text of Australian national identity, widely regarded as one of the most significant works of nineteenth-century Australian literature. Carboni's prose is raw, polemical, and alive with outrage and sorrow, presenting the Eureka uprising not merely as a skirmish but as a defining moment in the forging of a democratic conscience. With an introduction by Geoffrey Serle lending vital scholarly context, this edition invites readers to ask whether the embers of Eureka were ever truly extinguished.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203119554779,"sku":"2026200014553-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/289c11de-5a36-40d4-8385-de58ab3993dd.png?v=1788144492","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014553-secondhand-the-eureka-stockade","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}