After she packed up her British worldview (that everything is pretty much rubbish) and moved to America, Ruth Whippman was increasingly perplexed and baffled by the daily focus, if not obsession, on her own and other peoples' happiness: it came up among the mothers at the playground swings, with the
Let the Land Speak: A History of Australia: How Our Land Created a Nation
โ Scribed by French, Jackie
- Book ID
- 109008699
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780732296759
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โฆ Synopsis
From one of our most respected and award-winning authors, Jackie French, comes a fascinating and fresh interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than social forces, has shaped the major events that led to modern Australia. to understand the present, you need to understand the past. to understand Australia's history, you need to look at how the land has shaped not just our past, but will continue to shape our future. From highly respected, award-winning author Jackie French comes a new and fascinating interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than social forces, shaped the major events that led to modern Australia. Our history is mostly written by those who live, work and research in cities, but it's the land itself which has shaped our history far more powerfully and significantly than we realise. Reinterpreting the history we think we all know - from the indigenous women who shaped the land, from terra...
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