{"product_id":"2026200015301-secondhand-an-eyewitness-history-of-australia","title":"An Eyewitness History Of Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew nations have been shaped by such vivid, raw, and tumultuous events as Australia, and An Eyewitness History of Australia brings those defining moments to life through the voices of those who lived them. Harry Gordon chronicles the story of a continent — from its earliest colonial struggles and the harsh realities of convict life, through the gold rushes, the birth of a federation, and the defining campaigns of two World Wars — drawing on firsthand accounts, diaries, letters, and contemporary reportage to construct a narrative of uncommon immediacy and authority. With a foreword by the eminent historian Manning Clark, the work carries the imprimatur of Australia's most celebrated historical tradition, grounding personal testimony within the grand sweep of a nation's becoming.\n\nGordon's style is distinguished by a journalist's instinct for the telling detail and a historian's respect for the record, weaving individual stories into a tapestry that illuminates the Australian character — resilient, irreverent, and fiercely egalitarian. The eyewitness format transcends conventional history writing, placing the reader directly alongside the diggers at Gallipoli, the pioneers on the frontier, and the battlers of the Depression, making the past feel startlingly present. For anyone seeking to understand not just what happened in Australia, but how it *felt* to be there, this is an indispensable volume — one that raises the question of which untold voices still lie waiting in the historical record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203114082523,"sku":"2026200015301-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f5411732-2410-4552-9284-6e673b19d126.png?v=1788144161","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015301-secondhand-an-eyewitness-history-of-australia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}