02313cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324500350014026400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032550000310036150801030039252012600049553400450175565300400180065300250184070000620186585600430192799900170197025976UtSlPG20260610133609.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDU1 aFox, Frank,d1874-196010aPeeps At Many Lands: Australia 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2008-07-06 aProduced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"Peeps At Many Lands: Australia" by Frank Fox is a travelogue and geographic exploration written in the early 20th century. This book serves as an introduction to Australia, detailing its history, geography, flora, fauna, and the culture of its indigenous people as well as settlers. The likely topic of the book revolves around an informative overview of Australia's natural features and the narrative of its colonial past. The opening of this work presents a vivid depiction of Australia's early history, likening the continent to a "Sleeping Beauty" that awaited the arrival of explorers and settlers. It recounts the discovery of Australia by various nations over centuries, culminating in the British colonization that began in the late 18th century. Through narration, it articulates the challenges faced by early settlers in adapting to an environment that was often unyielding and different from their homelands, including the difficulty in cultivating crops and the resourcefulness required to thrive in the Australian bush. It sets a foundational understanding of Australia's geographical uniqueness and prepares readers for more detailed accounts of its people and wildlife in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aAustralia -- Description and travel aAustralia -- History1 aSpence, Percy F. S.q(Percy Frederick Seaton),d1868-193340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25976 c66977d66977