{"product_id":"australians-a-short-history-by-thomas-keneally-9781760632359","title":"Australians: A short history","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralians\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed three-volume history of the Australian people from origins to Vietnam, offers a robust, vibrant, and page-turning narrative that brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralians: A Short History\u003c\/em\u003e combines these three volumes and reintroduces us to the rich assortment of contradictory, inspiring, and surprising characters who shaped a young and cocky Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt tells the story of the original Australians and European occupation of their land, covering the convict era through to pastoralists, bushrangers and gold seekers, working men, and pioneering women. The narrative explores the rifts wrought by World War I, the rise of hard-nosed radicals from the Left and the Right, the social upheavals of the Great Crash and World War II, the Menzies era, and the nation-changing period of post-war migration and Australia's engagement with Asia. This is a truly masterly history of Australia and its people by an author of outstanding literary skill whose own humanity permeates every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eAustralians\u003c\/em\u003e, the three-volume history:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'... giving us what Australian history has desperately needed for years.' \u003cem\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Keneally evokes these distant lives with concrete detail and vivid sympathy ... his people inhabit the same world we do - we meet them without the hesitation of reaching across voids of space and time.' \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'When it comes to writing page-turning narrative no one does it better than Thomas Keneally ... no doubt about it, \u003cem\u003eAustralians\u003c\/em\u003e is a corker.' \u003cem\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Reading this book is like listening to a witty raconteur.' \u003cem\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This new perspective on Australia's founding fathers is truly fascinating.' \u003cem\u003eCourier Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'... what this book does is populate the blankness of our collective memory with lots of characters from all parts of the continent and all walks of life.' \u003cem\u003eSaturday Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848483262700,"sku":"9781760632359","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23710533482814.jpg?v=1758981267","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/australians-a-short-history-by-thomas-keneally-9781760632359","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}