Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land

by Frank Welsh

Book cover for Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land

Acclaimed historian Welsh traces the history of Australia from scattered convict settlements to the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, and on to today's thriving independent nation, exposing many national myths in the process.

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  • On Nov 10 2010 Tom Copeland (USCG) read this book and commented:

    A sweeping history of Australia. Some of the political maneuvering descriptions were a little slow, but overall, quite worthwhile.