Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry
$47.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths Ser.
In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a tend ...Show more
The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne: A Historical Archaeology by Tim Murray; Bronwyn Woff; Kristal Buckley; Sarah Hayes; Geoff Hewitt; Justin McCarthy; Richard Mackay; Barbara Minchinton; Charlotte Smith; Jeremy Smith
$45.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Studies in Australasian Historical Archaeology Ser.
The stereotype of 'slumdom' defined 'Little Lon' in the minds of Melbournians, and became entrenched in Australian literature and popular culture. The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne tells a different story. This ground-breaking book reports on almost three decades of excavations conducted on the Commonw ...Show more
The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony - Law and Politics in Early New South Wales by David Neal
$64.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Studies in Australian History Ser.
Ironically, the first civil case to be heard in Australia occurred at the behest of two convicts under sentence. Of course, convicts had first-hand experience of criminal law, but all the settlers were part of a culture which emphasised the rule of law as the guarantee of its fundamental political value ...Show more
Amazing Grace - The Great Days of Dukes by E. S. Turner
$10.00 AUD
$32.99 (69% off)
Category: History | Series: Sutton History Classics Ser.
Amazing Grace surveys the dukes of Great Britain in their prime, chiefly in the 18th and 19th centuries. The author provides an anecdote-packed study of godhead, eccentricity, noblesse oblige, self-indulgence and landlordism.
The Hero: The Enduring Myth That Makes Us Human by Lee Child
$17.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: TLS Bks.
What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child... 'It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?'- Karin Slaughter'. I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page' - The Times In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher ...Show more
The Complete Roman Emperor - Imperial Life at Court and on Campaign by Michael Sommer
$19.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Complete Ser.
The eighty-five emperors who ruled Rome for five centuries are among the most famous and notorious leaders in history. But what do we really know about how they ran the empire and their behind-the-scenes machinations? How did they manage relations with their wives, courtiers, and officials? How indeed d ...Show more
The History of Ecuador by George M. Lauderbaugh
$104.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations Ser.
This handbook provides an unmatched, comprehensive political history of Ecuador written in English. Ecuador is a nation of over 13 million people, its area between that of the states of Wyoming and Colorado. Like the United States, Ecuador's government features a democratically elected President servin ...Show more
Civil War - The History of England Volume 3 by Peter Ackroyd
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The History of England
In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II. The St ...Show more
Revolution - The History of England: Volume IV by Peter Ackroyd
$22.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The History of England
Revolution, the fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales r ...Show more
Dominion: A History of England Volume V by Peter Ackroyd
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\History of England Ser.
The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to post-war depression, spanning the last years of the Regency to the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.In it, Ackroyd takes us from t ...Show more
Wanted: The Outlaw Lives of Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly by Robert M. Utley
$41.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: The Lamar Series in Western History
The oft-told exploits of Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly survive vividly in the public imaginations of their respective countries, the United States and Australia. But the outlaws' reputations are so weighted with legend and myth, the truth of their lives has become obscure. In this adventure-filled double ...Show more
A Nation Without Borders by Steven Hahn
$55.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Penguin History of the United States Ser.
The era from 1830 to 1910 witnessed massive transformations in how people lived, worked, thought about themselves, and struggled to live and thrive. It also witnessed the birth of economic and political institutions that still shape our world. America's population grew more than ten-fold. The country ex ...Show more