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1835
The Founding of Melbourne & the Conquest of Australia
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Winner of the Tasmanian Book Prize, The Age Book of the Year
James Boyce tells the true history of this country with rare clarity and an eye for the essential that never fails. - David Marr
With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land - and more people - was conquered than in the preceding fifty.
In 1835 James Boyce brings this pivotal moment to life. He traces the power plays in Hobart, Sydney and London, and describes the key personalities of Melbourne's early days. He conjures up the Australian frontier - its complexity, its rawness and the way its legacy is still with us today. And he asks the poignant question largely ignored for 175 years - could it have been different?
With his first book, Van Diemen's Land, Boyce introduced an utterly fresh approach to the nation's history. In re-imagining Australia's past, Richard Flanagan wrote, it invents a new future. 1835 continues this untold story.
Anyone who calls Melbourne home - in fact anyone who calls Australia home - should read this book. - Peter Mares
A first-class piece of historical writing. Boyce is a graceful and robust stylist and a fine storyteller. - Sunday Age
Revisionist ... unequivocal ... sobering - Malcolm Turnbull
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1835 by James Boyce is highly praised for its thorough research and elegant presentation. The book offers a significant insight into the transformation of Indigenous lands into white property and explores the government's role in this process. Readers appreciate its narrative style, highlighting the social and humanitarian impact of expanding white settlements. It's considered an important work in Australian history and is recommended for those interested in the country's past.
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ISBN: 9781760644802
Publisher: Black Inc.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 March 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Black Inc.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 339g
Pages: 272
About the Author
James Boyce is a multi-award-winning historian. His first book, Van Diemen's Land, was described by Richard Flanagan as 'the most significant colonial history since The Fatal Shore'. He is also the editor of Inga Clendinnen and the author of Losing Streak, Born Bad, Imperial Mud and 1835, which was The Age's 2012 Book of the Year.
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