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Girt

The Unauthorised History of Australia

Author: David Hunt  

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Girt . No word could better capture the essence of Australia . . .

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.

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Girt . No word could better capture the essence of Australia . . .

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.

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Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia . . .In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth 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.Girt introduces forgotten heroes like Mary McLoghlin, transported for the crime of 'felony of sock', and Trim the cat, who beat a French monkey to become the first animal to circumnavigate Australia. It recounts the misfortunes of the escaped Irish convicts who set out to walk from Sydney to China, guided only by a hand-drawn paper compass, and explains the role of the coconut in Australia's only military coup.Our nation's beginnings are steeped in the strange, the ridiculous and the frankly bizarre. Girt proudly reclaims these stories for all of us.Not to read it would be un-Australian.'Hilarious and insightful -- with a keen eye for the absurd, coupled with impeccable comic phrasing, Hunt has found the deep wells of humour in Australia's history. Not since Keith Windschuttle has an historian made me laugh so much.' Chris Taylor, The Chaser'A sneaky, sometimes shocking peek under the dirty rug of Australian history.' John Birmingham'Girt ... cuts an irreverent swath through the facts, fools, fantasies and frauds that made this country what it is today, hoisting sacred cows on their own petards and otherwise sawing the legs off Lady Macquarie's chair. I was transported.' Shane Maloney, The Age Best Books of 2013'Girt is a ripping read... a humorous history that is accessible enough to share with the eight-year-old. Hunt's writing interests span comedy, politics and history, a happy triumvirate when your subject is Australia.' Stephen Romei, The Australian

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'A sneaky, sometimes shocking peek under the dirty rug of Australian history.' - John Birmingham

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Product Details

Publisher
Black Inc.
Published
24th July 2013
Pages
286
ISBN
9781863956116

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

15 Apr, 2021
Love this book...cleverly written..a wonderful way to learn of the history of Australia..just love it.
By Carolyn
25 Mar, 2018
At last the more or less facts about why and how Australia came to be is revealed i,n a most enlghtening and entertaining manner!
By Mr
03 Aug, 2017
Unbelievable story, so well written
By Robyn
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