Great Moments in Australian History

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Great Moments in Australian History presents an exciting collection of stories about the most colourful highlights and heroes of Australia's history. Pioneering a fresh approach, Jonathan King dramatises events to bring each moment vividly to life. Filled with graphic images, the book presents the big picture, from the discoveries of the early explorers to the cut and thrust of modern-day politics. In laying bare events that shaped the nation, it highlights vital turning points that marked the end of an era and the start of something new, showing just how dramatically Australia has changed. Sometimes fact is indeed stranger than fiction.

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After a lifetime writing about and teaching Australian history, award-winning author Dr Jonathan King is well placed to present Great Moments of Australian History. In addition to writing 25 historical books and a dozen TV documentaries, he has spent a quarter century commemorating anniversaries by bringing history to life, including the mutiny on the Bounty and the arrival of the First Fleet for the bicentenary. Having also produced a number of books and films on military history he leads tour groups to Gallipoli and the Western Front.