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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- Written by: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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The World Until Yesterday
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- Written by: Jared Diamond
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The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
- Written by: Craig L. Symonds
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There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway....
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Truly excellent!
- By Trevor on 2020-01-27
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Island of the Lost
- Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
- Written by: Joan Druett
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In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....
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I am done with shipwrecks.
- By Norman on 2022-03-09
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Last Woman Hanged
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- Written by: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a mother of 10 children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Both of Louisa's husbands had died suddenly and the Crown, convinced that Louisa poisoned them with arsenic, put her on trial....
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The Immortal Irishman
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- Written by: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Robert Hoskins on 2021-11-07
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Kinglake 350
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- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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On 7 February 2009, Roger Wood was the police officer in charge of Kinglake, at the epicentre of the worst ever bushfire disaster in Australia's history, Black Saturday....
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The World Until Yesterday
- What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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The World Until Yesterday provides a mesmerizing firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stick with it!
- By Paul Bowen-Smith on 2021-10-13
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The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
- Written by: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
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There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly excellent!
- By Trevor on 2020-01-27
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Island of the Lost
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- Written by: Joan Druett
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....
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2 out of 5 stars
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I am done with shipwrecks.
- By Norman on 2022-03-09
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Last Woman Hanged
- The Terrible True Story of Louisa Collins
- Written by: Caroline Overington
- Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a mother of 10 children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Both of Louisa's husbands had died suddenly and the Crown, convinced that Louisa poisoned them with arsenic, put her on trial....
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The Far Land
- 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific
- Written by: Brandon Presser
- Narrated by: Steve Quinn
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining.
- By jana on 2022-05-24
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The Memory Code
- The Traditional Aboriginal Memory Technique That Unlocks the Secrets of Stonehenge, Easter Island and Ancient Monuments the World Over
- Written by: Lynne Kelly
- Narrated by: Louise Siversen
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In the past the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape and the stars in the sky, too....
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James Cook
- The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 21 hrs and 23 mins
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The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By kevin on 2022-02-11
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Savage Harvest
- A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
- Written by: Carl Hoffman
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in remote New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world, and even Michael's powerful, influential family, guessing for years....
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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believe the hype
- By A on 2021-10-05
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Dead Man Running
- An Insider's Story on One of the World's Most Feared Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs ... The Bandidos
- Written by: Ross Coulthart, Duncan McNab
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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We are the people our parents warned us about" is the motto of the Bandidos, one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nothing is Steve‘s fault
- By Anonymous User on 2022-08-05
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Between Ape and Human
- An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid
- Written by: Gregory Forth
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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While doing fieldwork on the remote Indonesian island of Flores, anthropologist Gregory Forth came across people talking about half-apelike, half-humanlike creatures that once lived in a cave on the slopes of a nearby volcano....
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War at the End of the World
- Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea 1942-1945
- Written by: James P. Duffy
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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New Guinea was a battleground far more deadly than the most fanatical of enemy troops....
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The Penguin History of New Zealand
- Written by: Michael King
- Narrated by: Rosemary Ronald
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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This best-selling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand....
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Breaker Morant
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Cameron Goodall
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
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The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero? Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero....
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The Sea and Civilization
- A Maritime History of the World
- Written by: Lincoln Paine
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 29 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean, river, lake and stream....
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Sea People
- The Puzzle of Polynesia
- Written by: Christina Thompson
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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A thrilling, intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Polynesia 101
- By Jacob R. on 2020-02-16
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Orca
- How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
- Written by: Jason M. Colby
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story of how people came to love the ocean's greatest predator....
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Destination Buchenwald
- The Astonishing Survival Story of Australian and New Zealand Airmen in a Nazi Death Camp
- Written by: Colin Burgess
- Narrated by: Steve Shanahan
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In this harrowing story of the Allied airmen who experienced the true horrors of Nazism firsthand, Colin Burgess personally interviewed or corresponded with dozens of the surviving airmen from a number of nations, including their valorous leader....
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The Aborigines and Maori: The History of the Indigenous Peoples in Australia and New Zealand
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1769, Captain James Cook’s historic expedition would lead to an English claim on Australia, but before he reached Australia, he sailed for weaks near New Zealand’s coast. Thus, he was one of the first to observe and take note of the indigenous peoples of the two islands....
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Hawaiian Legends: Introduction
- The Legends and Myths of Hawaiʻi: The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People
- Written by: King David Kalākaua
- Narrated by: Kekoa Lake
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Spanning several centuries of history in the Pacific, The Legends and Myths of Hawaiʻi: Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People is a collection of Hawaiian stories that were preserved through the ages by oral tradition and documented for posterity by King David Kalākaua in 1887....
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Batavia's Graveyard
- The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
- Written by: Mike Dash
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company's flagship, was loaded with a king's ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java....
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The Bush
- Written by: Don Watson, Hamish Hamilton
- Narrated by: Don Watson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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An enthralling journey, showcasing Watson's trademark literary gift and sardonic wit, through the Australian landscape and character....
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Lost in Shangri-La
- A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
- Written by: Mitchell Zuckoff
- Narrated by: Mitchell Zuckoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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On May 13, 1945, 24 American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over “Shangri-La"....
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By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean
- The Birth of Eurasia
- Written by: Barry Cunliffe
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today....
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A Commonwealth of Thieves
- The Improbable Birth of Australia
- Written by: Thomas Keneally
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It was 1786 when Arthur Phillip, an ambitious captain in the Royal Navy, was assigned the formidable task of organizing an expedition to Australia in order to establish a penal colony....
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A Shorter History of Australia
- Written by: Geoffrey Blainey
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 4
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 4
Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events which have created the Australian identity....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive Summary
- By Phillip Whyte on 2020-07-17
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Girt
- The Unauthorised History of Australia, Volume 1
- Written by: David Hunt
- Narrated by: David Hunt
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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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....
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5 out of 5 stars
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great
- By P.G on 2020-01-24
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Dark Emu
- Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?
- Written by: Bruce Pascoe
- Narrated by: Bruce Pascoe
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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A completely accessible, compelling and riveting account of pre-invasion Aboriginal agricultural systems....
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History of Australia
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Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the Netherlands. However, little exploration happened there. Many countries actually believed it to be uninhabitable. However, the Aboriginal populations had already been thriving on the land for millennia.
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Hua, King of Hana
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For the last nine centuries, Hawaiian tradition has used the wickedness of the Maui king Hua to depict the consequences of sacrificing righteousness for superficial political gains. His reign was known for its pointless warfare, waste of resources, and corruption. Condemning his dutiful high priest to death under false pretenses, Hua and his subjects finally earn the wrath of the gods. Drought and famine decimate Maui. The lush countryside of Hana becomes a wasteland. As they flee, the curse follows. Atonement resides with the sons of the murdered priest. If they can be found.
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Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum’s storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died 85 years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative White Australian mindset that has long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible.
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Australian History For Dummies is your rough-and-ready tour guide through Australia's whirlwind past. We'll introduce you to the people and events that have shaped this "Land Down Under" (and why it's called that). You'll see how Indigenous Australians lived in Australia for over 65,000 years. You'll be there as British colonists explore Australia's harsh terrain. You'll delve into the recent past, giving you insight into modern-day Australia and what's next. This new edition fills in the last ten years of history and covers issues faced in the twenty-first century.
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King David Kalākaua introduces us to the people upon whom the legend of the Pele family is based. They departed Samoa as war refugees in the 12th century, settling in the foothills of Mauna Loa. As earthquakes and eruptions occurred during their interactions with the Hawaiians, this family of kahuna were accorded what the king described as “unique sanctity and power”. Pele was as mighty as she was beautiful. The tales of the volcano goddess earned the attention of Kamapuaa, the outcast son of the chief of Oahu who terrorized the island with his band of renegades.
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Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the Netherlands. However, little exploration happened there. Many countries actually believed it to be uninhabitable. However, the Aboriginal populations had already been thriving on the land for millennia.
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Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum’s storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died 85 years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative White Australian mindset that has long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible.
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King David Kalākaua introduces us to the people upon whom the legend of the Pele family is based. They departed Samoa as war refugees in the 12th century, settling in the foothills of Mauna Loa. As earthquakes and eruptions occurred during their interactions with the Hawaiians, this family of kahuna were accorded what the king described as “unique sanctity and power”. Pele was as mighty as she was beautiful. The tales of the volcano goddess earned the attention of Kamapuaa, the outcast son of the chief of Oahu who terrorized the island with his band of renegades.
Written by: His Hawaiian Majesty Kalākaua
