Australians all : a history of growing up, from the ice age to the apology / Wheatley, Nadia; Searle, Ken.

By:

Wheatley, Nadia

Contributor(s):

Searle, Ken

Publication details: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.Description: 280 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN:

9781741146370

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

994 WHE

Summary: Abstract: Summary: A lavish and comprehensive new history of Australia, told through the lives of children, this book tells the story of what it was like to grow up on our continent from the Ice Age to the Apology. The historical narrative is interspersed with over seventy mini-biographies and childhood accounts, including some well-known Australians such as William Barak, Ethel Turner, Eddie Mabo, and Mark Oliphant as well as many lesser-known Australians. -- Publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non Fiction	Dee Why Library	994 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		R82208YSLGS

Abstract: Summary: A lavish and comprehensive new history of Australia, told through the lives of children, this book tells the story of what it was like to grow up on our continent from the Ice Age to the Apology. The historical narrative is interspersed with over seventy mini-biographies and childhood accounts, including some well-known Australians such as William Barak, Ethel Turner, Eddie Mabo, and Mark Oliphant as well as many lesser-known Australians. -- Publisher.

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