![]() ![]() He conjures up the Australian frontier - its complexity, its rawness and the way its legacy is still with us today. He traces the power plays in Hobart, Sydney and London, and describes the key personalities of Melbourne's early days. In 1835 James Boyce brings this pivotal moment to life. In three years more land - and more people - was conquered than in the preceding fifty. With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. The Age Book of the Year 2012 'A first-class piece of historical writing' - The Sunday Age Shortlisted for the Australian History Prize in the 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the History Prize in the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards, and the Non-Fiction Prize in the 2012 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, 2012 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and 2011 WA Premier's Book Awards. ![]()
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