Australasian and Pacific history Books

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""Aus dem Wanderbuche eines ������sterreichischen Virtuosen V1-2: Briefe aus Californien, S�����damerika und Australien"" ist ein Buch von Miska Hauser, das im Jahr 1860 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Briefen, die Hauser...

""Aleck, And The Mutineers Of The Bounty: Or Thrilling Incidents Of Life On The Ocean"" is a novel written by Nathan Welby Fiske in 1855. The story follows a young boy named Aleck who embarks on a voyage aboard the HMS Bounty, a British ship commanded by...

Life In England And Australia: Reminiscences Of Travels And Voyages Over One Hundred Thousand Miles, Or Forty Years In The Wilderness (1876) is a memoir written by John Bunyan McCure. The book provides a detailed account of the author's experiences...

Dan Allyn is a retired Marine and Pipeline Engineer. He has been to over 70 Countries an Territories on every continent except Antartica. He now lives in Oklahoma City enjoying his 3 children, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.Enter 1930s French...

"Un relato reflexivo y apasionante de los inicios de la Guerra en el Pacífico". - Revisor Descubra una nueva apreciación de la guerra en el Pacífico. Desde las costas del cabo Gloucester hasta los tranquilos...

"Una tremenda historia de los héroes estadounidenses que dieron cada onza de su fuerza y ​​coraje para abrir la puerta a Tokio". - Revisor Explora la batalla por Tarawa bajo una nueva luz fascinante. La guerra por el...

The killers were Pevay and Timmy. In 1841 they slew two men and wounded others in an angry rampage through the Victorian countryside. As Tasmanian Aborigines, they had many reasons to be angry. When teenagers they'd been jailed for being black...

What have the French done for the cultural life of Australia, and more globally? That is the question addressed by the essays in this volume, penned by eminent experts in their fields. The notion that France is synonymous with 'culture' seems deeply...

Australian history is much more than toiling convicts, Aboriginal massacres and posturing bushrangers. It is more than a critical race theory account of oppressors and oppressed, where victimhood and white tyranny take precedence over fact and reality...

The Cross in the Sky is the remarkable story of Charles 'Moth' Eaton. As a soldier, pioneer aviator and pathfinder for global peacekeeping, Charles emerges as a trail-blazer in many realms. His story is intertwined with tectonic world events and a...

Noreen Clark has provided a history of the Cattle Dogs that fits snugly with colonial history.Her current research reveals a far more credible account of the development of Australia's Cattle Dogs than any previous publication. Connie Redhead...

Even before Archibald Edmund Filby (Victoria Twead's roguish uncle) embarked on his famous African expeditions, he took advantage of a government-sponsored scheme to migrate to Australia. It was 1921 and his daredevil nature soon had him performing...

Winner, 2008 IP Picks Best Creative Non-fiction Award.A nostalgic insight into what it was like to grow up in Australia in the 1930s and 40s, mixed with undertones of delightful humour and fading innocence.Historical events, such as the lead up to World...

At a place like Margaret River, it must be remembered there is no sanitary service, and no milk supply. We must attend to our own pans, and may have to consider keeping our own cow. This was the WA Public Health Department's assessment of the...

Sunk At Sea Or The Adventures Of Wandering Will In The Pacific: V5 Of Ballantine�������s Miscellany (1869) is a novel written by Robert Michael Ballantyne. The book follows the story of a young man named Will who embarks on a journey across the Pacific...

""An Old New Zealander: Or Te Rauparaha, The Napoleon Of The South"" is a historical biography written by Thomas Lindsay Buick and published in 1911. The book tells the story of Te Rauparaha, a Maori chief and warrior who lived in New Zealand during the...

""Notable South Australians: Or Colonists, Past And Present"" is a book written by George E. Loyau and published in 1885. The book provides a comprehensive insight into the lives of some of the most notable people who have lived in South Australia,...

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Idatii Episcopi Chronicon, Et Fasti Consulares est liber qui auctore Hydatio et Jacobi Sirmond editus est. Liber est historia temporum a mundi creatione ad annum 468 post Christum natum. Hydatius, qui fuit episcopus Lusitaniae, scripsit primam partem...

Descriptio Regni Japoniae Et Siam est liber scriptus a Bernhardo Varenius anno 1673. In hoc libro, Varenius describit regiones Japoniae et Siam, ut etiam mores et culturas populorum qui habitant in his regionibus. Liber est divisa in duos libros, in...

Missionary Voyages Among The South Sea Islands is a historical book published in 1834 by Clapp and Broaders. The book is a detailed account of the missionary voyages undertaken by the authors to the South Sea Islands. The authors were missionaries who...

According to persistent rumours, the Australian government suppressed the book because its untold story of a slice of colonial history was an embarrassment to the British Empire.  Opens a window on the Boer War, politics of the empire, and the...

Star of India is the oldest active sailing vessel in the world at over 155 years old. And she's one of the most haunted, a beacon to lost souls. Join authors Faxon and Halvorsen as they share not only the history of this iron-hulled ship, but the...

Fist published in 1912, “Papua” is a detailed guide to Papua New Guinea written by J. H. P. Murray. It deals with all aspects of Papua New Guinea from its history and traditions to its legal systems, development, and people. A fascinating and insightful...

""Tonga And The Friendly Islands, With A Sketch Of Their Mission History: Written For Young People"" is a book written by Sarah Stock Farmer in 1855. The book offers a complete description of the Tonga and the Friendly Islands, which are located in the...

Tom Gerrard is a novel written by Louis Becke and published in 1905. The book tells the story of Tom Gerrard, a young man who grows up in poverty in the Australian outback. Despite his difficult upbringing, Tom is determined to make a better life for...

Thirty Years In Australia is a memoir written by Ada Cambridge, an English-born Australian writer, and poet. The book was first published in 1903 and recounts Cambridge's experiences living in Australia for three decades. The memoir is divided into...

""Journal Of A Deputation From The Wesleyan Conference To Australia And Polynesia: Including Notices Of A Visit To The Gold Fields (1855)"" is a book written by Robert Young. It is a detailed account of the author's journey as a member of the Wesleyan...

The Country I Come From is a collection of short stories and essays written by Australian author Henry Lawson and originally published in 1901. The book is a reflection on Lawson's experiences growing up in rural Australia during the late 19th century,...

The Life of Captain James Cook V2 is a historical biography written by Andrew Kippis and published in 1788. The book is a detailed account of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook, one of the most renowned explorers and navigators of the 18th...

The Boy Travelers In Australasia is a travelogue written by Thomas Wallace Knox and published in 1889. The book follows the adventures of three young boys, Jack, Mark, and Fred, as they explore the continent of Australasia, which includes Australia, New...

Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux is a two-volume autobiography written by James Hardy Vaux in 1819. Vaux was an English convict who was transported to Australia in the late 18th century. The book provides an account of his life before and after his...

Missionary Life In The Southern Seas is a book written by James Hutton in 1874. The book is a memoir of Hutton's experiences as a missionary in the South Pacific. Hutton, a Scottish Presbyterian, spent over 20 years in the region, working to spread...

The book ""Life Of John Coleridge Patteson V1: Missionary Bishop Of The Melanesian Islands (1874)"" is a biography written by Charlotte Mary Yonge. The book chronicles the life of John Coleridge Patteson, who was a missionary bishop in the Melanesian...

The Autobiography of Joseph Townend is a memoir written by Joseph Townend himself, chronicling his life and missionary work in Australia during the mid-19th century. Published in 1869, the book provides a detailed account of Townend's experiences as a...

Through Central Borneo; An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha...

This book is a study of the treatment of New Zealand's German-speaking settlers during the course of the Great War. As with Britain's other dominions, New Zealand's German and Austro-Hungarian residents were subject to a raft of legislation which placed...

1864 was a tough year for the fledgling town of Brisbane as two devastating fires swept through its commercial hub. This book is the first comprehensive historical record of both the ordinary and well-known citizens of the early settlement city who...