The Story of Australia (Landmark Books, Number W-44).

New York:: Random House, 1960.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with title and series device; the top edge tint is yellow; a Very Good book, with a Fair dust jacket. The dust jacket has extensive external tape repairs.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Chronology, index. Color endpapers show map and scenes from books in the series. Description: Illustrated with drawings by W R Lohse. This is Number W-44 in the Landmark Books series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''In this fascinating book the author tells about Australia's earliest inhabitants, the primitive tribes with their myths and legends; the daring Dutch and English explorers; the first settlers and adventurous pioneers; and the vast herds of sheep that roamed the land. The pages of Australia's history are filled also with colorful people; courageous Captain Sturt who explored the rivers and mapped out the land; selfless Caroline Chisholm who worked to improve the terrible conditions of the immigrants; Thomas Mort, the inventor of the freezing method of preserving meat for export; William Farrer, who cross-bred wheat to feed the world; and Matthew Brady, who made banditry a fashion. This is a lively account of the colonists, explorers, gold miners, outlaws, homesteaders and inventors who successfully met the challenge of vast spaces and forged a nation on the Island Continent.''