A Little History of Australia
Illustrated by Andrew Weldon
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.
Opinion
". . .essential reading for all Australians." (Severidge Pan, The Melburnian, Oct/Nov 1997)
". . .designed for readers with no previous engagement with Australian history, it is a tantalising appetiser; it is to be hoped that it will bring more readers to a much richer banquet." (Australian Historical Studies, 112, 1999)
". . .he succeeds in synthesising a remarkable amount of material, including much recent research, into this wee and engaging book." (Ben Schrader, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Historical Journal, September 1997)
About this Title
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
It's all here, in one cute, compact and vividly written mini-history.
About the Author
Dr Mark Peel is a lecturer at Monash University. His previous book, Good Times, Hard Times, was shortlisted for the Age Book of the Year in 1995. Andrew Weldon is a prize-winning Melbourne cartoonist and children's author.
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