The What If Histories of Australia

Gold Rush: Going Gold Crazy

The What If Histories of Australia
Craig Cormick
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Paperback
h5029 x 3251mm - 190pg
7 Sep 2022 AU
International import eta 7-19 days
9781922615824
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An amusing look at the alternative paths that Australian history might have taken in Australia' s Gold Rush. The What If histories of Australia imagines a very different history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways. Starting by defining the real histories, the book then looks at possible paths of different settlements that history could have taken. Gold Fever is what makes ordinary people act like completely crazy people . And there are plenty of examples of that in this book! We all know that gold makes people act a bit crazy - but imagine just how crazy things would be if the 19th Century Australian colonies were all run by different countries. The French in modern day Victoria and British in modern day New South Wales would be busy coming up with crazy plans to steal each other' s gold. And indigenous people, diggers and bushrangers would have their own plans as to who should get the gold. As would a peculiar bushranger in armour, with plans to start a new Irish republic. A very different and amusing history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways.
Craig Cormick is an award-winning author and science communicator, with a special interest in history. He has lived in Iceland and Finland and has travelled to Antarctica four times - though he really prefers the tropics. He has written over 30 books for adults and children and he enjoys messing with history just about as much as history enjoys messing with him.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781922615824
Published: 7 Sep 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Big Sky Publishing
Publisher: Big Sky Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 5029mm
Width: 3251mm
Pages: 190

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