000 02313cam a22003253u 4500
001 25976
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610133609.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aDU
100 1 _aFox, Frank,
_d1874-1960
245 1 0 _aPeeps At Many Lands: Australia
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-07-06
508 _aProduced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAustralia -- Description and travel
653 _aAustralia -- History
700 1 _aSpence, Percy F. S.
_q(Percy Frederick Seaton),
_d1868-1933
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25976
999 _c66977
_d66977