The Oxford History of Australia: Volume 3: 1860–1900 Glad Confident Morning by Beverley Kingston

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Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book at corners and near spine. Sunning of foredges. Interior and binding are excellent.

For most of the period between 1860 and 1900, the emphasis in the six colonies was on settlement, progress and development. Optimism, energy, ready capital for investment and a willingness to ignore or overcome difficulties produced a high material standard of living for most of the population, though those who were unable to conform to this vision were impoverished and excluded.