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Born in a Tent
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- Book Synopsis
- Breathtakingly original, this book shows that the history of Australia can be told through a history of camping. Bill Garner reminds us that Australia was settled as a campsite - the nation was born in a tent. But while Europeans brought tents, they did not bring camping. Australia had been a camping place for millennia. And so it continued to be. For more than a hundred years, settlers - women as well as men - colonised the country by living under canvas. It changed them into a new sort of native Australian. It gave them a feel for the place, a wry can-do attitude, and a lasting taste for equality. And it led to a sense of belonging. Born in a Tent takes the story from the campfire to the gas bottle, from a tarp slung on saplings to polymer tents and aluminium poles. It reveals how deeply Australians' camping holidays connect them to the land, to the past, and to one another.
- About The Author
- Bill Garner is an award-winning historian, screenwriter, playwright and avid camper. As a television scriptwriter he has created many hours of popular television drama, including Blue Heelers, on which he was head writer.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781742233345
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- NewSouth Publishing, (30 November 2013)
- Number of Pages
- 280
- Weight
- 622 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 230 x 176 x 20 mm
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