The Squatters

Name: The Squatters
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781760291532
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The story of Australia's pastoral pioneers

By Barry Stone

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In The Squatters, Barry Stone delves into the captivating history of land squatting during the 19th century in Australia. This exploration reveals the bold and often controversial acts of settlers who claimed vast tracts of land, shaping the country's social and economic landscape. Stone provides insights into the challenges and implications of this era, highlighting its impact on the nation's development.
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If you have a keen interest in the history of land ownership and the dramatic stories of those who challenged traditional norms, this book might appeal to you. It delves into the intriguing world of squatters, exploring their motivations, struggles, and impacts on society throughout history, making it a captivating choice for lovers of historical and military literature.

The Squatters

Fascinating stories of the indomitable men and women who established the first cattle and sheep properties that became the foundation of a prosperous nation.

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A very readable history of an important group of Australian pioneers - Graham Seal, author of the bestselling Great Australian Stories

For the early settlers who came from Britain's crowded cities and tiny villages, it must have been extraordinarily liberating to pack their belongings onto a bullock dray and head beyond the reach of meddlesome authorities to claim new land for themselves.

Settlers spread out across inland Australia constructing windmills and fences, dry-stone walls and storehouses, livestock yards, and droving routes, the traces of which can still be seen today. The fortunate and indomitable succeeded, while countless others succumbed to drought and flood. Those who were successful became a class all their own: the scrub aristocrats.

Barry Stone has scoured through diaries, journals, and newspapers, and sorted myth from legend. He tells the stories of pioneers whose vision and hard work built pastoral empires running thousands of head of stock, providing meat for a growing colony and wool for export, a rural juggernaut that would lay the foundations of a prosperous nation.

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The Squatters by Barry Stone is praised as an absorbing and highly informative account, capturing Australia's historical relationship with land without the pretentiousness found in some narratives. The book intriguingly suggests a connection between the country's modern real estate obsessions and the squatters' historical pursuit of land.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760291532

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 256

Collections

Australian & Pacific History Barry Stone History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Barry Stone is a journalist and travel writer. He has written a number of works of popular history, including Great Australian Historic Hotels, The Digger's Menagerie, Mutinies, Secret Army, and Desert Anzacs, and most recently his first foray into architecture: By the Sea.