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'In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women, artists and hard-nosed radicals, politicians and soldiers all populate this richly drawn portrait of a vibrant land on the cusp of nationhood and social maturity.
'From the 1860s to the great rifts wrought by World War I, an era commenced in which Australian pursued glimmering visions: of equity in a promised land. It was a time of social experiment and reform, of industrial radicalism and women's rights. We were a society the world had much to learn from, or so we believed. But as much as we espoused we were a special people and celebrated a larrikin anti-authoritarianism, we retained provincial objectives that saw ultimate respect for society's structures. There was no Australian revolution.
'With a rich assortment of contradictory, inspiring and surprising characters, Tom Keneally brings to life the people of a young and cocky nation. This is truly a new history of Australia, by an author of outstanding literary skill and experience, and whose own humanity permeates every page.' (From the publisher's website.)
'From the 1860s to the great rifts wrought by World War I, an era commenced in which Australian pursued glimmering visions: of equity in a promised land. It was a time of social experiment and reform, of industrial radicalism and women's rights. We were a society the world had much to learn from, or so we believed. But as much as we espoused we were a special people and celebrated a larrikin anti-authoritarianism, we retained provincial objectives that saw ultimate respect for society's structures. There was no Australian revolution.
'With a rich assortment of contradictory, inspiring and surprising characters, Tom Keneally brings to life the people of a young and cocky nation. This is truly a new history of Australia, by an author of outstanding literary skill and experience, and whose own humanity permeates every page.' (From the publisher's website.)
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The Crowded Threads of a Nation's Tapestry
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 December 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
The Making of a Nation
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 November 2011; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 November 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
A Pair of Ragged Claws
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 - 6 November 2011; (p. 19) A column canvassing current literary news. Announces the imminent launch of an innovative magazine The Review of Australian Fiction to be published by Matthew Lamb.
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The Formative Years
2011
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
Australian Stories
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 - 6 November 2011; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 November 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
The Making of a Nation
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 November 2011; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Australians : Eureka to the Diggers : Volume 2 2011 single work prose -
Tom Turns
2011
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column
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 October 2011; (p. 13) -
A Pair of Ragged Claws
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 - 6 November 2011; (p. 19) A column canvassing current literary news. Announces the imminent launch of an innovative magazine The Review of Australian Fiction to be published by Matthew Lamb.
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