Finding Australia: The History Of Australia To 1821
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A sweeping work of historical narrative, Finding Australia: The History of Australia to 1821 chronicles the remarkable story of a continent's discovery, colonization, and early development from its Indigenous origins through the formative decades of European settlement. Russel Ward, celebrated for his authoritative and accessible prose, traces the voyages of exploration that first brought Australia into the European imagination, then details the turbulent establishment of the convict settlements that would lay the groundwork for a modern nation. With scholarly rigor balanced by an engaging storytelling voice, the work presents the social, political, and economic forces that shaped early Australian society, giving equal weight to the struggles of convicts, free settlers, and the Indigenous peoples whose land was irrevocably transformed. Ward argues that the foundations of a distinctly Australian identity were forged in these earliest years, making this an indispensable volume for anyone seeking to understand how a distant penal colony evolved into the beginnings of a sovereign nation.
Author: Russel Ward
Format: Paperback
Published: 1987, Heinemann Educational Australia
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
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A sweeping work of historical narrative, Finding Australia: The History of Australia to 1821 chronicles the remarkable story of a continent's discovery, colonization, and early development from its Indigenous origins through the formative decades of European settlement. Russel Ward, celebrated for his authoritative and accessible prose, traces the voyages of exploration that first brought Australia into the European imagination, then details the turbulent establishment of the convict settlements that would lay the groundwork for a modern nation. With scholarly rigor balanced by an engaging storytelling voice, the work presents the social, political, and economic forces that shaped early Australian society, giving equal weight to the struggles of convicts, free settlers, and the Indigenous peoples whose land was irrevocably transformed. Ward argues that the foundations of a distinctly Australian identity were forged in these earliest years, making this an indispensable volume for anyone seeking to understand how a distant penal colony evolved into the beginnings of a sovereign nation.