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Australia's history

Browse our growing range of history books featuring topics such as Australia's First Nations people and culture, the First Fleet and colonialism, convict New South Wales, as well as contemporary Australian history.

The cover of the book 'Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags' by Jim Haynes, featuring a title and subtitle, along with images of historical Australian figures.

Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags

Allen & Unwin

$36.99

The cover of the book 'Great Australian Scams, Cons and Rorts' by Jim Haynes features a red desert landscape and lone telephone booth with a yellow text that reads 'GREAT AUSTRALIAN SCAMs, CONS & RORTS'.

Great Australian Scams, Cons and Rorts

Allen & Unwin

$36.99

The cover of the book 'Great Convict Stories' by Graham Seal features a dramatic image of a pair of leg irons symbolizing the theme of convict transportation.

Great Convict Stories 2019 edition

Allen & Unwin

$24.99

Sale Great Furphies of Australian History

Great Furphies of Australian History

Allen & Unwin

$29.99 $25.00

Book cover of 'Grog: A Bottled History of Australia's First 30 Years' by Tom Gilling, featuring a vintage style illustration of a bottle label.

Grog: A Bottled History of Australia's First 30 Years

Hachette

$34.99

The image displays the cover of the book titled "Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia" edited by Anita Heiss. The cover features a vibrant and striking design with bold yellow and red text on a white background.

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Black Inc.

$29.99

Sale Sold Out Growing Up Disabled in Australia

Growing Up Disabled in Australia

Black Inc.

$32.99 $20.00

The cover of the book 'Growing Up in Australia' features a colorful Australian native floral pattern with text overlay.

Growing Up in Australia

Black Inc.

$32.99

The cover of the book 'Growing Up in Country Australia' features yellow text on a dark background with speckles that resemble stars or sparks.

Growing Up In Country Australia

Black Inc.

$32.99

Sale Sold Out Book cover of 'Growing Up Queer in Australia' featuring abstract colorful artwork and the title text.

Growing Up Queer in Australia

Black Inc.

$32.99 $20.00

This image features the cover of the book "Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia," edited by Samantha Faulkner. The cover design is striking, with a vibrant pattern in shades of blue and green that evoke a sense of place and cultural heritage.

Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia

Black Inc.

$32.99

The cover of the book 'Gudyarra: The First Wiradjuri War of Resistance' by Stephen Gapps features a textured brown background with the title and author's name in large white and black script.

Gudyarra: The First Wiradjuri War of Resistance

NewSouth Books

$34.99

Sale Sold Out Hell Ship: The true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga - LAST COPY

Hell Ship: The true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga - LAST COPY

Allen & Unwin

$32.99 $20.00

Book cover of 'Hell Ship' with a ship in the water and text about the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga.

Hell Ship: The true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga 2020 Edition

Allen & Unwin

$24.99

Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia

Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia

Allen & Unwin

$36.99

Cover of the book 'Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney' by Paul Irish, featuring a scenic view of coastal Sydney with trees and water, and a First Nations people in the foreground.

Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney

NewSouth Books

$39.99

Cover of the 'Hyde Park Barracks' souvenir book featuring an image of the Hyde Park Barracks building in Sydney, Australia.

Hyde Park Barracks Souvenir Book

MHNSW

$15.00

If Everyone Cared Enough: Her Voice Reclaimed

If Everyone Cared Enough: Her Voice Reclaimed

National Library of Australia

$32.99

Sale A black and white cover image of a book titled 'In Living Memory', featuring a vintage photograph of a man and a woman with a surfboard, capturing a moment of everyday life.

In Living Memory - LAST COPY

Australian Geographic

$45.00 $30.00

Cover of the book 'Innovation: Knowledge and Ingenuity' featuring a colorful Indigenous design with the title and names of the editors and contributors.

Innovation: Knowledge and Ingenuity

Thames & Hudson

$26.99

Book cover of "Intoxicating: Ten Drinks that Shaped Australia" by Max Allen, featuring outlines of various drinking glasses against a yellow background.

Intoxicating: Ten Drinks that Shaped Australia

Thames & Hudson

$32.99

The cover of the book 'James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world' by Peter FitzSimons, featuring an image of Captain James Cook.

James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world Paperback

Hachette

$36.99

The image displays the cover of a book titled "James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang" by Simon Barnard. The cover features text in a classic typewriter font, with the title prominently displayed at the top.

James Hardy Vaux’s 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang Paperback

Text Publishing

$29.99

Sold Out Joseph Banks: A life

Joseph Banks: A life

HarperCollins

$24.99