{"product_id":"australian-history-a-captivating-guide-to-aboriginal-roots-colonial-conflict-and-the-remarkable-rise-of-modern-australia","title":"Australian History: A Captivating Guide to Aboriginal Roots, Colonial Conflict, and the Remarkable Rise of Modern Australia","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 65,000-year story of the world's oldest living culture — and the dramatic, often brutal making of a modern nation on top of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo manuscripts in one book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAboriginal History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Indigenous Australians Called the Aborigines and Their Impact on Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne continent. Two stories that could not be more different — and cannot be told apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 2-in-1 book tells the full history of Australia from both directions. The first half is the sweep of the nation as it is usually told — from the first European sightings to convicts, gold rushes, federation, and two world wars. 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe political, social, and judicial developments that turned a penal outpost into a functioning society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Australian Gold Rushes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the rushes — and the Eureka Stockade — transformed the region and drew the world to its shores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming a Nation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia's development into a unique nation separate from England, and the road to federation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia at War: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe country's role in World War I and World War II — from Gallipoli to the Pacific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia Today: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the nation arrived at the prosperous, complicated present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the second part of this book, you will discover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First Australians: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow a group of people made one of the most remarkable journeys in human history, crossing open ocean tens of thousands of years ago to reach a continent that had never known human footsteps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Civilization of Astonishing Diversity: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Aboriginal Australians developed 250 to 300 distinct languages, each with its own laws, customs, and knowledge 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