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The Lucky Country
Amazing Australian tales of pure dumb luck
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The happy accident that created wi-fi. The well-placed piece of coral that saved the Endeavour from sinking. The stroke of luck that made Hugh Jackman Wolverine. The Lucky Country by Eamon Evans explores just how fitting Australia's nickname truly is. Turns out, it's very accurate. From...
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The Lucky Country
Eamon Evans dives deep to deliver the most hilarious, fascinating tales of the Australians who were almost too lucky to be believed.
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Description
The happy accident that created wi-fi. The well-placed piece of coral that saved the Endeavour from sinking. The stroke of luck that made Hugh Jackman Wolverine.
The Lucky Country by Eamon Evans explores just how fitting Australia's nickname truly is. Turns out, it's very accurate. From the Gold Rush to Stephen Bradbury, Australia's history is peppered with instances where lady luck made a spectacular appearance.
In this book, Eamon Evans delves deep into the most hilarious and fascinating tales of Australians who were almost too lucky to be believed.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781923046511
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 June 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Press
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Eamon Evans is a Melbourne-based writer who has spent all his working life writing for the online and print media. His work has appeared in The Sunday Herald Sun, The Adelaide Advertiser, Australian Book Review, The Sunday Times and The Courier-Mail. Online, he has been an in-house writer for Big Pond Sport, SBS, ArtsHub, the Weekly Book Newsletter and the electronic bulletin of the International Federation of Arts Council and Culture Agencies. Eamon Evans is the author of 15 books, one or two of them pretty good. He lives in Melbourne.
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