Land of vision and mirage : Western Australia since 1826 / Geoffrey Bolton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolton, Geoffrey, 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Western Australia--History.

Western Australia.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 270 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Crawley, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 2008.

Summary:

Lauded historian Geoffrey Bolton vividly narrates this long-awaited short history of Western Australia. From 1826 to the present, Land of Vision and Mirage covers the social, cultural, political and economic development of the most geographically isolated area in the world. While being both informative and analytical, the author's wry observations about Western Australia's unique history will stimulate public debate.

Contents:

1 A shabby-genteel society, 1826-1850 5

2 Convictism and its legacy, 1850-1879 25

3 'At last she moves', 1879-1894 45

4 The Golden West, 1895-1905 65

5 Optimism dismayed, 1905-1918 87

6 A fine country to starve in, 1919-1933 107

7 Recovery and war, 1935-1951 127

8 The coming of the iron age, 1951-1971 149

9 The gilded age, 1971-1992 169

10 Happily ever after? 1993- 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.

ISBN:

9780980296402

0980296404

OCLC:

225484004