by NRB | 2 Mar 2023 | Non-fiction |
Dreamers and Schemers provides an expert overview of Australia’s political history. There is always a place for big history such as this. Near the end of his introduction, author Frank Bongiorno outlines his approach: The book begins in deep time, among Indigenous...
by NRB | 6 Jun 2017 | Non-fiction |
This is a passionate argument for a wider Australian history. Never have so many ringing phrases from so many historians rung so true. Every weekend I drive down Anzac Highway to my home in Plympton, passing the Keswick Army Barracks, and note a sign to the Army...
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