Gold Fever: The Australian Goldfields 1851 To The 1890S
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Previous owner
A vivid work of Australian social and cultural history, Gold Fever: The Australian Goldfields 1851 to the 1890s chronicles the dramatic era of the great gold rushes that transformed the continent's landscape, population, and national identity. Nancy Keesing presents a richly detailed account of the men and women who flooded into the goldfields of Victoria, New South Wales, and beyond, driven by dreams of sudden fortune and a spirit of restless adventure. Drawing on diaries, letters, ballads, and contemporary accounts, the narrative illustrates the hardships, camaraderie, lawlessness, and occasional triumph that defined life on the diggings. Keesing's tone is warm yet authoritative, capturing both the romance and the brutal reality of a society being forged in dust and determination. The result is an engrossing portrait of a pivotal chapter in Australian history, one that uncovers how the goldfields gave rise to a distinctly egalitarian and irreverent national character.
Author: Nancy Keesing
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Previous owner
A vivid work of Australian social and cultural history, Gold Fever: The Australian Goldfields 1851 to the 1890s chronicles the dramatic era of the great gold rushes that transformed the continent's landscape, population, and national identity. Nancy Keesing presents a richly detailed account of the men and women who flooded into the goldfields of Victoria, New South Wales, and beyond, driven by dreams of sudden fortune and a spirit of restless adventure. Drawing on diaries, letters, ballads, and contemporary accounts, the narrative illustrates the hardships, camaraderie, lawlessness, and occasional triumph that defined life on the diggings. Keesing's tone is warm yet authoritative, capturing both the romance and the brutal reality of a society being forged in dust and determination. The result is an engrossing portrait of a pivotal chapter in Australian history, one that uncovers how the goldfields gave rise to a distinctly egalitarian and irreverent national character.