The Colony: A History of Early Sydney by Grace Karskens
+2

The Colony: A History of Early Sydney by Grace Karskens

Home/Store/Subjects/Australian History/New South Wales
SKU TBM9781742373645
AU$55.00
Out of Stock
Out of Stock
Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781741756371
Author: Grace Karskens
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2009
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 705 pages
Period: 18th and 19th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are excellent.

The Colony is the story of the marvellously contrary, endlessly energetic early years of Sydney. It is an intimate account of the transformation of a campsite in a beautiful cove to the town that later became Australia's largest and best-known city.

From the sparkling beaches to the foothills of the Blue Mountains, Grace Karskens skilfully reveals how the landscape shaped the lives of the original Aboriginal inhabitants and newcomers alike. She traces the ways in which relationships between the colonial authorities and ordinary men and women broke with old patterns and the ways that settler and Aboriginal histories became entwined. She uncovers the ties between the burgeoning township and its rural hinterland expanding along the river systems of the Cumberland Plain. (back cover)

Show More
Share this product with your friends
ShareSharePin it
The Colony: A History of Early Sydney by Grace Karskens
Home/Store/Subjects/Australian History/New South Wales
You May Also Like
Out of Stock
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia by Grace Karskens
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia by Grace Karskens
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia by Grace Karskens
AU$35.00
Get notified when next available
Bennelong and Phillip: A History Unravelled by Kate Fullagar
Bennelong and Phillip: A History Unravelled by Kate Fullagar
Bennelong and Phillip: A History Unravelled by Kate Fullagar
AU$35.00
Serenade to Sydney: Some Historical Landmarks by Frank Clune
Serenade to Sydney: Some Historical Landmarks by Frank Clune
Serenade to Sydney: Some Historical Landmarks by Frank Clune
AU$19.50
Sydney Cove 1793–1795: Volume IV: The Spread of Settlement by John Cobley
Sydney Cove 1793–1795: Volume IV: The Spread of Settlement by John Cobley
Sydney Cove 1793–1795: Volume IV: The Spread of Settlement by John Cobley
AU$45.00
Saga of Sydney: The Birth, Growth and Maturity of the Mother City of Australia by Frank Clune
Saga of Sydney: The Birth, Growth and Maturity of the Mother City of Australia by Frank Clune
Saga of Sydney: The Birth, Growth and Maturity of the Mother City of Australia by Frank Clune
AU$18.00
Out of Stock
Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm by Alan Atkinson
Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm by Alan Atkinson
Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm by Alan Atkinson
AU$23.00
Get notified when next available
Out of Stock
Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet by Maria Nugent
Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet by Maria Nugent
Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet by Maria Nugent
AU$23.00
Get notified when next available
The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 by Robert Hughes
The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 by Robert Hughes
The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 by Robert Hughes
AU$28.00
Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove by Susan E Boyer
Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove by Susan E Boyer
Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove by Susan E Boyer
AU$26.00
One and All: The Cornish in New South Wales by Patricia Lay
One and All: The Cornish in New South Wales by Patricia Lay
One and All: The Cornish in New South Wales by Patricia Lay
AU$55.00
  • Search Books
  • Favorites
  • Shopping Bag
  • Gift Cards
Display prices in:AUD
Skip to main content
Book Merchant Bookstore
Menu
Storefront
Subjects
Rewards
About
Happy Readers
Contact
Acknowledgement

© 2022 Book Merchant Bookstore 14 Thetis Link Dalyellup Bunbury Western Australia 6230

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyShipping & Payment InfoReturn PolicyAbout UsCookie settingsReport abuse
Made with Ecwid by Lightspeed