A Land Half WonFrom the coming of the first fleets to the drought and depression which ushered in the new Commonwealth in 1901, Blainey traces the swift physical taming of Australia and the slow emotional discovery of Australia as homeland to northern Europeans. |
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The Europeans Come | 3 |
A Little Squadron Sails | 19 |
Colonizing with Thieves | 30 |
Copyright | |
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