South Australia 1836-1900 by George Finkel

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Stamps and stickers on inside pages. Sticky tape stains on the inside covers. Foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has tearing to the spine top and some marks on the back cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover.

From 1802, when Flinders sailed into Spencer Gulf, to 1900, when Queen Victoria proclaimed the Commonwealth of Australia, South Australia has had an exciting and chequered history.

South Australia 1836-1900 has chapters on the foundation of the state, stressing the roles of Wakefield, Hindmarsh and Light; Sturt and the River Murray; the City of Adelaide; the explorers Burke, Wills, Stuart and Eyre; the migration from Germany and the settlement of the Barossa Valley; the development of transport and industry; education and agriculture.

Part of the From Colony to Commonwealth series, specifically written for children in the 9-14 age group.