Kin. A Real People's History Of Our Nation

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 370 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. (only One Small Stamp On Inside Page). From Convicts, Goldminers And Sailors, To High Country Horsemen, Nurses And Soldiers-and Almost Everyone In Between-Kin Is About Generations Of Real People Living Real Lives.

Publishers Description: Kin is the story of European settlement in Australia, told through the stories of the real people who made Australias history what it is. When author and historian Nick Brodie traced his own family tree, he began to see the pattern of European settlement in Australia. As he learnt about the generations of his family, Nick uncovered the social and cultural contexts and historic circumstances that shaped his ancestors: the Irish, the convicts, the early settlers, Cobb & Co coachmen, the men from Snowy River, the Boer war, Galipolli, the Depression and the second world war. His quest is full of suspense, frustrations and red herrings, and makes a gripping story. As Brodie tracks down where key characters lived, what they did, and the decisions they made - to commit treason, immigrate, marry, or move - he pieces together a complex and entertaining puzzle of Australias history told through the very people who made it: the everyday Australians who contributed to Australias rich and varied story. In the same way Bill Brysons A History of Nearly Everything tells the history of the world through the characters who make the discoveries, Kin is well-written, absolutely accessible (think Tom Keneallys The Australians) but also invigorated with detailed insights that will delight intelligent lovers of history and a good read.

ISBN: 9781742708621