Australians #2: Eureka to the Diggers

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. Immigrants & Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers & pastoralists, working men & pioneering women, artists & hard-nosed radicals, politicians & soldiers all populate this richly drawn portrait of a vibrant land on the cusp of nationhood & social maturity. 

This is truly a new history of Australia, by an author of outstanding literary skill & experience, & whose own humanity permeates every page.