The Passing Parade Of Picnics & Pleasures: Early Australian Times
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step back into the sunlit leisure of a young nation — The Passing Parade of Picnics & Pleasures: Early Australian Times is a captivating historical portrait of colonial Australian social life, chronicling the rituals, pastimes, and communal gatherings that defined everyday existence in the country's formative years. Through a rich tapestry of images and commentary, it presents the outdoor celebrations, public festivities, and intimate leisure moments that shaped the cultural identity of early Australian settlers, capturing a world of bonnets, basket hampers, and wide open spaces. This volume stands as a vivid social document, illustrating how leisure and pleasure were not merely diversions but profound expressions of community, class, and colonial aspiration. With an eye for historical detail and a warm, nostalgic tone, the work invites readers to consider how the customs and gatherings of early Australians laid the foundation for a uniquely antipodean way of life — leaving one to wonder just how much of that spirit endures today.
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step back into the sunlit leisure of a young nation — The Passing Parade of Picnics & Pleasures: Early Australian Times is a captivating historical portrait of colonial Australian social life, chronicling the rituals, pastimes, and communal gatherings that defined everyday existence in the country's formative years. Through a rich tapestry of images and commentary, it presents the outdoor celebrations, public festivities, and intimate leisure moments that shaped the cultural identity of early Australian settlers, capturing a world of bonnets, basket hampers, and wide open spaces. This volume stands as a vivid social document, illustrating how leisure and pleasure were not merely diversions but profound expressions of community, class, and colonial aspiration. With an eye for historical detail and a warm, nostalgic tone, the work invites readers to consider how the customs and gatherings of early Australians laid the foundation for a uniquely antipodean way of life — leaving one to wonder just how much of that spirit endures today.