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The story of the greatest Australian legend outside of wartime, the Eureka Blockade
Australia's answer to the Boston Tea Party and to the French people's storming of the Bastille was the Eureka Blockade. It was the moment when the diggers sense of outraged justice united them into a force that changed the course of Australian history. Karl Marx followed it closely and wrote about it extensively, while Mark Twain described it as "the finest thing in Australasian history. It was a revolution—small in size; but great politically; it was a strike for liberty, a struggle for principle, a stand against injustice and oppression." Peter FitzSimons brings the whole story to life, making readers feel like they are there as the mighty Eureka flag is first raised and rebels swear allegiance to it, as the British redcoats first launch their attack, and as the digger-rebels fight back in kind.
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Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and the author of more than 20 books, including Mawson: And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eureka- The Unfinished Revolution . history comes to life with Peter Fitzsimons.THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER'Peter FitzSimons is an Australian phenomenon.' The Canberra TimesIn 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it- " a strike for liberty".Was this rebellion a fledgling nation's first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes.In his inimitable style, Peter FitzSimons gets into the hearts and minds of those on the battlefield, and those behind the scenes, bringing to life Australian legends on both sides of the rebellion._____________________________________________________PRAISE FOR PETER FITZSIMONS' FitzSimons knows how to make words race like eager sled dogs on their homeward run.' Newcastle Herald'Meticulously researched, well-written and incredibly presented.' Weekend Notes In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780857981271
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eureka- The Unfinished Revolution . history comes to life with Peter Fitzsimons.THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER'Peter FitzSimons is an Australian phenomenon.' The Canberra TimesIn 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it- " a strike for liberty".Was this rebellion a fledgling nation's first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes.In his inimitable style, Peter FitzSimons gets into the hearts and minds of those on the battlefield, and those behind the scenes, bringing to life Australian legends on both sides of the rebellion._____________________________________________________PRAISE FOR PETER FITZSIMONS' FitzSimons knows how to make words race like eager sled dogs on their homeward run.' Newcastle Herald'Meticulously researched, well-written and incredibly presented.' Weekend Notes In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780857981271
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eureka- The Unfinished Revolution . history comes to life with Peter Fitzsimons.THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER'Peter FitzSimons is an Australian phenomenon.' The Canberra TimesIn 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it- " a strike for liberty".Was this rebellion a fledgling nation's first attempt to assert its independence under colonial rule? Or was it merely rabble-rousing by unruly miners determined not to pay their taxes.In his inimitable style, Peter FitzSimons gets into the hearts and minds of those on the battlefield, and those behind the scenes, bringing to life Australian legends on both sides of the rebellion._____________________________________________________PRAISE FOR PETER FITZSIMONS' FitzSimons knows how to make words race like eager sled dogs on their homeward run.' Newcastle Herald'Meticulously researched, well-written and incredibly presented.' Weekend Notes In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780857981271
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