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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.
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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.
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- PublisherNewSouth
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1742233341
- ISBN 13 9781742233345
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages288
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Born in a tent : how camping makes us Australian.
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ISBN 10: 1742233341
ISBN 13: 9781742233345
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soft cover. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated in colour and black and white. 24 cm. 288 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers. Seller Inventory # 49601
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Born In A Tent
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23cm x 17.5cm. 288pp. b/w & colour illusts. very good paperback & cover (pp 40-41 have a chip which cuts part of the reproduction John Lewin's 'Cox Pass '1815 but does not impact on the text) This book takes the story from the campfire to the gas bottle, from a tarp slung on saplings to polymer tents, to show how camping holidays connect us to the land and the past. Seller Inventory # 189907
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Born In A Tent
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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23cm x 17.5cm. 288pp. b/w & colour illusts. very good paperback & cover (pp 40-41 have a chip which cuts part of the reproduction John Lewin's 'Cox Pass '1815 but does not impact on the text) This book takes the story from the campfire to the gas bottle, from a tarp slung on saplings to polymer tents, to show how camping holidays connect us to the land and the past. Seller Inventory # 183275
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Born in a Tent: How Camping Makes Us Australian
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University of New South Wales Press Ltd., 2013
ISBN 10: 1742233341
ISBN 13: 9781742233345
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Seller: Rons Bookshop (Canberra, Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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. Seller Inventory # 000885
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