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History of Australia (Paperback)
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History of Australia (Paperback)
Series: History of Australia 3 Volume Set, Volume 2
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When George William Rusden (1819-1903) was fourteen, his family
emigrated from England to Australia, where he later became a
prominent educationalist and civil servant. Already an author of
numerous books and pamphlets, he began work on his History of
Australia after his retirement, and it was published in 1883 in
three volumes. Although the work is considered sympathetic to the
Aboriginal people of Australia, it is also infused with Rusden's
Tory politics, infuriating his critics - one wrote that the volumes
were 'as untrustworthy as a partisan pamphlet well can be without
deliberate dishonesty'. Despite initial criticism, these
wide-ranging volumes form an important early contribution to the
writing of Australian history. Volume 2 continues Rusden's
examination of earlier governors, starting with Ralph Darling
(1772-1858) and ending with George Gipps (1791-1847), before
discussing immigration, the end of the practice of transporting
prisoners, and the discovery of gold.
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