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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.

This image features the cover of the book "The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation" by Professor Julianne Schultz. The cover design is simple yet striking, with a clear blue sky and a serene landscape in the background, symbolizing perhaps the idealized vision of Australia.

The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation

Allen & Unwin

$36.99

The cover of the book 'The Irish: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism' by Turtle Bunbury, featuring illustrations of historical figures and scenes.

The Irish: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism

Thames & Hudson

$29.99

The cover of the book 'The Knowledge Solution: Australian History' featuring a graphic of Uluru spliced with the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the title and editor's name below.

The Knowledge Solution: Australian History

Melbourne University Publishing

$46.99

Book cover of 'The Last Outlaws' with a large gum tree and historical text.

The Last Outlaws

Scribner Australia

$36.99

Cover of 'The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia Fourth Edition' featuring an Aboriginal artwork and portraits of First Nations people.

The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia Fourth Edition

Aboriginal Studies Press

$19.95

This image features the cover of the book titled "The Luck of the Irish" by Babette Smith. The cover depicts a scenic view of a colonial Australian landscape with a prominent tree on the left and a distant mountain range.

The Luck of The Irish

Allen & Unwin

$39.99

This image features the cover of "The Making of Australia" by David Hill. The cover art includes a classic painting depicting a early Australian settlement by the sea, which reflects the theme of colonization and settlement in Australia's history.

The Making of Australia

Penguin

$26.99

The Mesmeriser

The Mesmeriser

Austin Macauley Publishers

$28.95

The Oldest Foods on Earth: A History of Australian Native Foods with Recipes

The Oldest Foods on Earth: A History of Australian Native Foods with Recipes

NewSouth Books

$34.99

The cover of the book 'The Opera House' by Peter FitzSimons features a photograph of the Sydney Opera House with a blue sky and water in the background. The title is prominently displayed at the top, and the author's name is mentioned at the bottom.

The Opera House

Hachette

$39.99

The Queen is Dead

The Queen is Dead

HarperCollins

$34.99

The cover of the book 'The Remarkable Mrs Reibey' by Grantlee Kieza, featuring a portrait of a woman with a background of a colonial township and shipping vessels.

The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

ABC Books

$34.99

Book cover of 'The Savage Shore' featuring a sailing ship in rough seas with a title overlay and author's name.

The Savage Shore

Allen & Unwin

$39.99

Book cover of 'The Ship That Never Was' featuring a man in a hat smoking a pipe, with a background of a sailing ship and a stormy sea.

The Ship That Never Was: The Greatest Escape Story of Australian Colonial History

ABC Books

$35.99

Book cover of 'The Shortest History of Australia' by Mark McKenna with a yellow wattle illustration on a grey background.

The Shortest History of Australia

Black Inc.

$39.99

The Shortest History of Australia Paperback

The Shortest History of Australia Paperback

Black Inc.

$27.99

Book cover of 'The Story of Australia' with a collage of images on a red map background.

The Story Of Australia

National Museum Australia

$39.99

Book cover of 'The Story of Australia: For the young (and the curious)' by Don Watson, featuring a blue and yellow design with floral elements and the title prominently displayed.

The Story of Australia: For the young (and the curious)

Black Inc.

$39.99

The cover of The Story of Australian English features a cockatoo and kookaburra appearing to be in conversation.

The Story of Australian English

NewSouth Books

$34.99

The cover of the book 'The Suicide Bride' features an image of a woman with a contemplative expression, dressed in an old-fashioned white outfit with a green accent on the title text.

The Suicide Bride: A mystery of tragedy and family secrets in Edwardian Sydney

Hachette

$34.99

Book cover of 'The Suitcase Baby' featuring black and white mugshot images of a woman indicative of the 1920s era, with the title text overlaid.

The Suitcase Baby

Hachette

$32.99

Cover of the book 'Sydney Harbour Bridge: A Life' by Peter Spearritt, featuring an historic image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a boat on the harbour, viewed from a distance.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge: A Life (Revised edition) - FINAL COPIES

NewSouth Books

$27.99

Cover of the book 'The Sydney Language' by Jakelin Troy featuring an illustration of a red-flowering waratah.

The Sydney Language

Aboriginal Studies Press

$34.95

The cover of the book 'The Sydney Wars: Conflict in the early colony, 1788-1817' by Stephen Gapps features a black and red design with an illustration of an Indigenous Australian person with a weapon in the foreground, against a background that includes a depiction of a gun and the title text.

The Sydney Wars: Conflict in the early colony, 1788-1817

NewSouth Books

$34.99