Girt  The Unauthorised History of Australia 
epub | 2.75 MB | English | Author :David Hunt | B00DNMNH8O | 2013 | Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd

Book Description :

Winner of the 2014 Indie Award for Non-Fiction.
Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia...
In this hilarious history, David Hunt tells the real story of Australia's past from megafauna to Macquarie ... the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.
Mark Twain wrote of Australian history: 'It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies ... but they are all true, they all happened.' In Girt, Hunt uncovers these beautiful lies, recounting the strange and ridiculous episodes that conventional histories ignore. The result is surprising, enlightening - and side-splittingly funny.
Girt explains the role of the coconut in Australia's only military coup, the Dutch obsession with nailing perfectly good kitchenware to posts, and the settlers' fear of Pemulwuy and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamingcoat.
It introduces us to forgotten heroes like Mary...

Category : | History Humor, History of Australia & New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand History

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