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Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution

from the author of The Opera House, Batavia and Mutiny on the Bounty
By Peter FitzSimons
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Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution by Peter FitzSimons delves into the historical event of the Eureka Stockade, a dramatic uprising by gold miners in 1854 Australia. The book explores the socio-political climate of the time, highlighting the miners' struggle against oppressive laws and authority. FitzSimons crafts an engaging narrative that details the impact and legacy of one of Australia's most significant moments in the pursuit of democracy and fair treatment.
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Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution

In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind.

Eureka- The Unfinished Revolution ... history comes to life with Peter Fitzsimons.

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Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution brings history to life with Peter FitzSimons.

In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it "a strike for liberty".

Was this rebellion a fledgling nation's first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes?

In his inimitable style, Peter FitzSimons gets into the hearts and minds of those on the battlefield, and those behind the scenes, bringing to life Australian legends on both sides of the rebellion.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857981271

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2013

Country: Australia

Imprint: William Heinemann Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 54.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 996g

Pages: 736

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Australian & Pacific History History & Military New Zealand and Australia Published Non-Fiction Penguin Books Peter FitzSimons

About the Author

Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald. He is also a regular TV commentator, a former radio presenter (very successfully, with Mike Carlton on Radio 2UE) and is also a former national representative rugby union player. Peter is the author of over 20 books - including Tobruk, Kokoda, Batavia, Mawson and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age, Ned Kelly and biographies of Nancy Wakee Kim Beazleye Nick Farr-Jonese Les Darcy, Steve Waugh and John Eales. Peter is Australia's biggest-selling non-fiction author of the last ten years. Peter was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to literature as a biographer, sports journalist and commentator, and to the community through contributions to conservation, disability care, social welfare and sporting organisations. He lives with his wife, Lisa Wilkinson, and their three children in Sydney. His forthcoming book is Gallipoli. History comes to life with Peter FitzSimons.

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