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Australia’s Early Settlers; Amazing Facts Book by Karin Cox
Australia’s 60,000 year old Indigenous culture and a European influence of just over 200 years have proven to be resourceful and resilient, spanning out an existence on one of the toughest continents on Earth. Australia is also the only country founded solely to contain convicts. This gives it a fascinating history, complete with a number of tales surrounding convicts making daring escapes, ranging the bush as folk heroes, or becoming respected citizens.
Those who came included felons, brave settlers, entrepreneurial squatters, hopeful miners, optimistic free selectors and immigrants, each adding a chapter to our nation's story. The strands of our Aboriginal, penal and pioneering past, coupled with a proud war record and strong democratic principles, create our social history.
The right to own land, to vote, to run for parliament, to speak freely, to be given a "fair go" at work, to receive a fair trial by jury, and to not be constrained by a class system are all values enshrined over time by our pioneering ancestors.
Book Info:
Author: Karin Cox
Photographer: Steve Parish
Format: 225 x 290mm, book
Pages: 80 pages
ISBN: 9781741933185
Weight:300g
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