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Chargement... Great Furphies of Australian History: What you really need to know - the truth behind the myths (édition 2022)par N/A (Contributeur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I thought it was an Aussie joke book but its a serious look at the Boer war; Morant, Ned Kelly and his rebublic, Hargraves and the Ashes. It examines facts well and how myths are made into truths and peoples memories often are wrong. James Cooks journals were not realeased for years but so called factual accounts were released with no proof. Cook actually reported false sightings because the Admiltary didn't want his locations revealed. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history. Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Australia before Captain Cook, and that the Rum Rebellion was not caused by rum? And what about Banjo Paterson writing Waltzing Matilda? As for Ned Kelly being a brave freedom-fighting rebel, in truth he was a thief, a thug and a murderer. The Ashes have nothing to do with cricket, the Ghan is not named after Afghan cameleers and Hargraves lied about discovering gold in New South Wales. Surprising, confounding, revealing and fun, Jim Haynes takes us on another great journey through Australian history and folklore. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)994.02History and Geography Oceania and elsewhere AustraliaClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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