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| ISBN | | 978-0-7336-2341-7 ( 0733623417 ) | | DDC Number | | 994 MAR | | Personal Author | | Marx, Jack. | | Title | | Australian tragic : gripping tales from the dark side of our history. | | Edition Area | | 1st ed. | | Publication and distribution area | | Sydney : Hachette Australia, 2009. | | Physical Description Area | | 369 p. | | Summary | | Australasian & Pacific History. Australian About a nation that began its life as a stage for misfortune and ever since has struggled to outgrow its birthright. These are gripping tales that take us into the heart of this country : tales of genuine catastrophe, of grand chances gone astray, of fools and their plans pathetically undone, of heartbreaking sadness and violent loss, and of both goodness and human evil. From Aboriginals being curios in an American circus to the story of martin Bryant at Port Arthur, and from Bob Bungey, who survived The Battle of Britain, but couldn't face life when his young wife suddenly died soon after he came home. All the stories are told in a gripping narrative style, driven by eyewitness testimony and a mood of impending doom. | | Topical Subject Heading | | Tales - Australia. | | Geographic Subject Heading | | Australia - History |
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