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History of Australia

A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present (Australasia)

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Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?

Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the Netherlands. However, little exploration happened there.

Many countries actually believed it to be uninhabitable. However, the Aboriginal populations had already been thriving on the land for millennia. This allowed the Australian Aborigines the opportunity to truly develop their unique and complex cultures and systems. Nearly 100 years after the Dutch-named the landmass New Holland, James Cook, a British captain, charted the eastern coast. He suggested it should be revisited.

In this book, you will learn about:

Where Australia’s first people came from

The diet, lifestyles, and beliefs of Australia’s Aborigines

How the first European contact with the Aboriginals actually went

The exciting discoveries of the British voyages to Australia

How well did the Aborigines and the European settlers get along

All the political, social, and judiciary developments in the settlements

The Australian gold rushes and how they impacted the region and beyond

Australia’s development into a unique nation, one separate from England

How big of a role did Australia play during World War I and World War II

What Australia is up to today

Scroll up and buy now to learn more about this interesting and diverse continent!

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would be better if the narrator was Australian.

a narrator of such a thing should know the Australian pronunciations, it bothers me that the narrator is worse than Dave Anthony of The Dollop. in fact get Dave Anthony to read this. it'll sell better

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