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2000s: Australia celebrated one hundred years as a nation in 2001.
Australia: A Biography of a Nation
What you need to know before your trail
Not so much a guide book,but a highly personal history of Australia since its birth.
Australia celebrated one hundred years as a nation in 2001. This book merges history and politiss, social aspects and culture in a kind of travelogue/ memoir – to tell an inspiring story of a country’s birth and the remarkable tale of how a one-time British colony of convicts turned itself into a prosperous and confident country.
The story is told through the eyes of those who have lived through it as the author documents and narrates Australia’s journey as it goes through some remarkable periods of history and become the country it is today
Travel Guide
Australia
Australia is a huge country – that’s an understatement. But it’s a county of contrasts, hidden gems, remote landscapes and people with so many stories to tell. This book takes a good look at the country and its personality.
Once a British colony of convicts, it has turned itself into a prosperous and confident country. This is its journey – from federation and the trauma of the First World War, the desperate poverty of the Depression, the threat of invasion in the Second World War and the immigration that followed it, and the slow but steady decline in the relationship with Britain, the ‘Mother Country’.
The treatment that Australia’s Aborigines have been subjected to is well documented in this book. They have been the subject of much controversy over the years as despite being part of the earlier settlements in the country, the issue of their land rights is still a matter for the courts. A country which like any other has made mistakes in the past but which now is making moves to rectify them
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Australia: A Biography of a Nation
Author/Guide Phillip Knightley Destination: Australia Departure Time: 2000s
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