What If Histories of Australia

Colonial Settlement: France vs Britain

Craig Cormick, Cheri Hughes

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BIG SKY PUBLISHING
04 May 2022

Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Kids Australian

An amusing look at the alternative paths that Australian history might have taken.

The What If histories of Australia imagines a very different history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways. Starting by defining the real histories, the book then looks at possible paths of different settlements that history could have taken.

What if Captain Cook’s ship had sunk when it hit the Great Barrier Reef in 1770? And what if he never got back to England with his charts and claim on the land? What if the French settled Australia first, and eventually both King Louis 16th and Napoleon ended up in exile here, fighting over who was the rightful ruler in exile? This What If histories of Australia imagines a very different history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways.

By: Craig Cormick
Illustrated by: Cheri Hughes
Imprint: BIG SKY PUBLISHING
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
ISBN: 9781922615763
ISBN 10: 1922615765
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 04 May 2022
Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Craig Cormick is an award-winning author and science communicator, with a special interest in history. He has lived in Iceland and Finland and has travelled to Antarctica four times - though he really prefers the tropics. He has written over 30 books for adults and children and he enjoys messing with history just about as much as history enjoys messing with him. Cheri Hughes was born in Japan and raised in both the U.S. and Japan. She studied design in Japan and specialises in illustration. Cheri has illustrated a number of gorgeous, soulful picture books . She has also worked on theatre and TV set designs.