Australian Colonists: An Exploration of Social History, 1788-1870 by Ken Inglis

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers and protective plastic covering. Stamps, stickers, date due slip and borrowers card pocket on inside front cover and blank preliminary page. Stamps on imprint page. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Pages are sunned. Body text and binding are still very good.

A social history of the period from 1788 to 1870, from the beginning of British settlement of Australia to the year when the last British soldiers sailed home from the colonies.

In his inimitable fashion, Inglis tells the story of convicts, currency lads and emigrants settling into their new land. The newcomers brought their traditional holidays from the old world and made their own fetes in the new.

We see them facing natural enemies in the land and having their tranquillity shattered by bushrangers, rebellious convicts, military officers, and gold diggers. With them, we hear the sounds of distant war. We meet the men they honoured, and we read of efforts by poets and orators to turn the Australian experience into history. (back cover)