Australians Volume 2

Eureka to the Diggers

Thomas Keneally

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Allen & Unwin
01 September 2012

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women, artists and hard-nosed radicals, politicians and soldiers all populate this richly drawn portrait of a vibrant land on the cusp of nationhood and social maturity.

From the 1860s to the great rifts wrought by World War I, an era commenced in which Australian pursued glimmering visions: of equity in a promised land. It was a time of social experiment and reform, of industrial radicalism and women's rights. We were a society the world had much to learn from, or so we believed. But as much as we espoused we were a special people and celebrated a larrikin anti-authoritarianism, we retained provincial objectives that saw ultimate respect for society's structures. There was no Australian revolution.

With a rich assortment of contradictory, inspiring and surprising characters, Tom Keneally brings to life the people of a young and cocky nation. This is truly a new history of Australia, by an author of outstanding literary skill and experience, and whose own humanity permeates every page.

Praise for Australians:

'No doubt about it, Australians is a corker.' - Cassandra Pybus, Weekend Australian

'.the story of Australia and the Australians could be in no better hands than Keneally's.' - West Australian

'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. - Sydney Morning Herald

'[Australians]will appeal to the general reader and the avid historian alike, and this is only the first volume. This reader can't wait for the second.' - Bookseller + Publisher

By: Thomas Keneally
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 982g
ISBN: 9781743311950
ISBN 10: 1743311958
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 01 September 2012
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Australians Volume 2: Eureka to the Diggers

"""Tom has this extraordinary eye for the little details that turn a biographical note into a living, breathing life-size character."" --The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia on Australians"