Fitz: The Colonial Adventures of James Edward FitzGerald by Jenifer Roberts

Over My Dead Body

Winner, 2008 IP alternatives most sensible Fiction AwardMarked through the occasions of the nice Flood of 1893 and the formation of the 1st miners’ unions, Over My lifeless physique is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and commitment to bringing heritage alive. This publication places Australia’s present resource-driven prosperity into context by way of displaying the each day struggles of normal staff simply attempting to get by means of.

The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians

The lives of twelve outstanding Australians offer a desirable glimpse of a 'vanished and vanishing land' - revealing a mosaic of Australia during the last century. 'To listen the tale of an individual who has lived lengthy and good is a privilege past rate. it's a unusual and lovely approach to delve into one other person's existence; unusual simply because we frequently specialise in our personal lives, no longer others, magnificent simply because to find one other is to discover a treasure.

Ghost Platoon (Hachette Military Collection Book 1)

'thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account' - The solar HeraldAn eye-opening account of Australian wrestle background, untold . . . before. In 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 males have been thrown jointly at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It used to be so slapdash a bunch it did not also have an officer or sergeant liable.

Ireland's New Worlds: Immigrants, Politics, and Society in the United States and Australia, 1815–1922 (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora)

Within the century among the Napoleonic Wars and the Irish Civil warfare, greater than seven million Irish women and men left their native land to start new lives overseas. whereas the bulk settled within the usa, Irish emigrants dispersed around the globe, lots of them discovering their strategy to one other “New World,” Australia.