A Little History of Australia

Highly readable, often surprising and always enjoyable, A Little History of Australia tells the whole story of this Great Southern Land, from its Aboriginal origins to the present day, including: discovery by European navigators who claimed the land as their own - even though it was already inhabited. the First Fleet, convict settlements, the gold rushes, and turn-of-the-century questions about whether Australia could be a perfect society. the birth-pangs of a federated nation, and the experiences of Australians in the world's wars. continuing tension over links with Britain, massive post-war immigration, successes and problems of the twentieth century, and the celebration of a distinctly Australian way of life."