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"THE RESTLESS YEARS" BEING SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN
BY PETER O'SHAUGHNESSY GRAEME INSON RUSSEL WARD
THIS BOOK IS ILLUSTRATED WITH 184 SUPERB PLATES ( 63 OF THESE ARE IN FULL COLOUR) ALL AUTHENTIC, AND EVOCATIVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN MYSTIQUE.
WHY ARE AUSTRALIANS AS THEY ARE?? WHY DO THEY DESPISE AUTHORITY, ENSHRINE MATESHIP, CONSIDER JACK AS GOOD AS HIS MASTER, LOVE THE BUSH WITH IT'S TOUGH, CLEAR-EYED, LACONIC HEROES, BUT CROWD THE CITIES.?? EACH 13 CHAPTERS THROWS LIGHT ON DISTINCT STAGES IN OUR AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. LIFE IS GIVEN TO THE ERA OF DISCOVERY, THE HORROR THAT WAS THE CONVICT SYSTEM, THE DELIRIOUS DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH, THE SQUATTER - FARMER CONFLICT, AND THE WOLD ESCAPADES OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHRANGERS. EACH CHAPTER FOLLOWS AN INTRODUCTION WITH A COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE VERSE, BALLADS, DOCUMENTS AND PAINTINGS. SOME APPEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHIN THESE COVERS. VERY LARGE OBLONG BOOK \ FOLIO WITH SLIP CASE (COVER) AND ALSO INCLUDED IS AN LP RECORD (12") OF SPOKEN PASSAGES AND SONGS. THE FULL SIZE 12 INCH L.P RECORD IS THE PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO THE BOOK. INCLUDING, DRAMA, FOLK MUSIC AND SONGS OF THE OUTBACK. THIS BOOK IS A TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF THE YOUNG HISTORICAL AUSTRALIAN NATION - TO ITS VIGOROUS SEEKING NATIONAL IDENTITY.
BOOK IS VERY HEAVILY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT OF HISTORICAL PLATES
BOOK CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS DISCOVERY CONVICTS AND BOLTERS ABORIGINALS PIONEERS NEW CHUMS, NEW SETTLEMENT EXPLORERS GOLD DIGGERS FREE SELCTORS, DUFFERS AND OVERLANDERS BUSHRANGERS BUSHMEN SYDNEY OR THE BUSH FATE OF THE ABORIGINALS AUSTRALIANS LIST OF SOURCES
THE RECORD RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - LOOKS TO BE IN UNPLAYED CONDITION NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES
BOOK CONDITION BOOK ITSELF IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE SLIP CASE HAS WEAR AND TORN AT SIDES (BEEN REPAIRED BY CLEAR TAPE) INNER PAGES OF THIS BOOK ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BOOK IS STILL VERY TIGHT AND SOLID BOOK PUBLISHED BY JACARANDA PRESS, AUSTRALIA THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS OF PREVIOUS OWNERS NAMES BOOK CONTAINS 138 PAGES IN TOTAL GREAT COLLECTABLE EARLY AUSTRALIAN HISTORY BOOK TO ADD TO ANY COLLECTION . PLEASE EMAIL IF MORE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ABOUT THIS BOOK, EMAILS ARE ANSWERED DAILY.
NO INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS ARE ACCEPTED.
HAPPY BIDDING - THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY AUCTIONS - XBCOUPE1976
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