Australasian & Pacific history books

This is the first and only complete biography of Frederick Walker, 1820 to 1866. Mr Walker's life was one of isolation,...  Read More >>

This book explores the evolution of Canadian and Australian national identities in the era of decolonization by...  Read More >>

This book examines Anglo-Australian naval relations between 1945-75, a period of great change for both Australia...  Read More >>

"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

A brief account of the possibility that Tangaroa, Polynesian God, was one of the White Gods of South America that...  Read More >>

Hunter. Worker. Legend. The untold story of the dog's role in building a nation. The Dogs That Made Australia pays...  Read More >>

Hailed as ""the single most effective pilot at Midway"" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck and sank three...  Read More >>

Early Australian Voyages Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton John Pinkerton was born at Edinburgh in February,...  Read More >>

Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Volume 1 By A. Kippis They had heard that Captain Palliser had taken notice...  Read More >>

Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Volume 2 By A. Kippis They had heard that Captain Palliser had taken notice...  Read More >>

It finds that the transfer of food and food knowledge was multifaceted, and the flow of food knowledgeoccurred in...  Read More >>

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One man's journey from tragedy to find happiness. By prize winning author Reece Pocock  Read More >>

This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

Although most educated people know that Melbourne- Sydney- and Adelaide are populous towns- I should doubt whether...  Read More >>

Violence and intimacy were critically intertwined at all stages of the settler colonial encounter, and yet we know...  Read More >>

J M Bennett's Sir Alexander Onslow, the new biography in his acclaimed Lives of the Australian Chief Justices series,...  Read More >>

Robert Menzies' famous Forgotten People speeches captured the hopes of Australians as they looked forward to a better...  Read More >>

This edited collection focuses on Aboriginal and Māori travel in colonial contexts. Authors in this collection examine...  Read More >>

Challenging the straightforward view of the Anzac obsession as a kind of nationalistic military Halloween, it shows...  Read More >>