{"product_id":"2026200016078-secondhand-a-history-of-bathurst-volume-1-the-early-settlement-to-1862","title":"A History Of Bathurst: Volume 1: The Early Settlement To 1862","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the gold rush transformed it into a boomtown of legend, Bathurst was quietly taking shape as Australia's first inland European settlement — and Theo Barker's landmark study chronicles that extraordinary genesis with scholarly precision and narrative authority. A History of Bathurst: Volume 1 — The Early Settlement to 1862 traces the city's origins from its founding under Governor Macquarie in 1815 through the turbulent decades that culminated in the gold fever of the 1850s, documenting the lives of convicts, free settlers, pastoralists, and Indigenous peoples who shaped the contours of a young colonial society on the western plains of New South Wales.\n\nBarker writes with the measured confidence of a seasoned historian, grounding his account in meticulous primary research while maintaining an accessible, engaging prose style that brings the dust and drama of early colonial life vividly to the page. The work stands as an indispensable reference for anyone serious about Australian regional history, illuminating the political, economic, and social forces that transformed a remote government outpost into a thriving inland city. Whether you are a local historian, a genealogist tracing colonial ancestry, or simply a reader captivated by the making of a nation, this first volume leaves you hungry to know what Bathurst would become next.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342778736859,"sku":"2026200016078-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3ff8b3fa-2312-42c0-adbe-14f26d78c500.png?v=1790049327","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016078-secondhand-a-history-of-bathurst-volume-1-the-early-settlement-to-1862","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}