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99 of 99 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
George Dunderdale (1822-1903), was born in Lancashire and worked as a schoolteacher in Illinois before joining the gold rush to Australia in 1853. He then became clerk of courts and a customs officer in Victoria( then Gippsland) This book was written in 1898, and relates many stories of the early settlers in both the US and Australia.
The stories are both tragic and comic at the same time, related in the simple style of a schoolteacher. What is striking is that the author recognises the cruelties and injustices of the time, the brutality meted out by anyone with power over those who had none; the aborigines, blacks, convicts, or the poor and inarticulate. There are also some wonderfully satirical caricatures of government officers. He wrote this in 1898 but his voice could quite easily be of today.
Anyone who has been to Australia or is thinking of going there should read this. Anyone who is Australian or knows someone from Australia should read this. Anybody who entertains ideas of white supremacy should read this. It is an awakening.
There is the usual criticism of the Kindle edition which is that there are no illustrations. Of course one can always buy the paperback.
The stories are both tragic and comic at the same time, related in the simple style of a schoolteacher. What is striking is that the author recognises the cruelties and injustices of the time, the brutality meted out by anyone with power over those who had none; the aborigines, blacks, convicts, or the poor and inarticulate. There are also some wonderfully satirical caricatures of government officers. He wrote this in 1898 but his voice could quite easily be of today.
Anyone who has been to Australia or is thinking of going there should read this. Anyone who is Australian or knows someone from Australia should read this. Anybody who entertains ideas of white supremacy should read this. It is an awakening.
There is the usual criticism of the Kindle edition which is that there are no illustrations. Of course one can always buy the paperback.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Great read tragic, funny and informative yet all true. Very easy to put down and pick up so great for travelling. Although written 100 years ago the writing style is very easy to follow. Should be included on the history reading list for Aussie UK schoolkids!
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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The author was an Englishman who led a varied and exciting life.
He writes of his tales of adventure and travel in the mid 19th Century.
He visited many countries and saw a lot of "history in the making".
The book was published in 1895 when he was in his 70's.
I had to take several weeks to finish this book because reading it was like visiting an elderly relative who
has a tendency to ramble on a bit.
A little and often ( unless i had a better book on the go).
The Author wanders through the book scattering his reminisces all over the place.
Unless you pay close attention you find yourself transported from Australia to NZ to God knows where in the space of a paragraph, and
you have to re-read it again.
Nonetheless there are lots of interesting anecdotes and not too many tall tales.
An interesting insight into the birth of several nations.
He writes of his tales of adventure and travel in the mid 19th Century.
He visited many countries and saw a lot of "history in the making".
The book was published in 1895 when he was in his 70's.
I had to take several weeks to finish this book because reading it was like visiting an elderly relative who
has a tendency to ramble on a bit.
A little and often ( unless i had a better book on the go).
The Author wanders through the book scattering his reminisces all over the place.
Unless you pay close attention you find yourself transported from Australia to NZ to God knows where in the space of a paragraph, and
you have to re-read it again.
Nonetheless there are lots of interesting anecdotes and not too many tall tales.
An interesting insight into the birth of several nations.
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