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Girt : the unauthorised history of Australia /
Winner of the 2014 Indie Award for Non-Fiction. Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia ... In this hilarious history, David Hunt tells the real story of Australia's past from megafauna to Macquarie ... the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moment...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
Black Inc.,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front cover; Copyright; GIRT; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1. For those who've come across the seas; 2. The unoriginal non-inhabitants; INTERMISSION; 3. Rum, botany and the lash; 4. On our selection; 5. A wretched hive of scum and villainy; 6. Rotten to the corps; 7. A dish best served cold; 8. I still call Australia New Holland; 9. The Great Economiser; 10. I think I'll call it Macquarie; Acknowledgments