Why We are Australian Hundred and Twenty Five Defining Men, Women and Moments Over Three Centuries
Dampier the pirate, Paul Hogan, Lola Montez, Dame Edna Everage, Bennelong, Bradman, Alan Bond, Errol Flynn, Cannibal Pearce, the Castle Hill uprising, Kathy Freeman, Mo, submarines in Sydney Harbour, bombers over Darwin, Breaker Morant, the Kokoda Track, the Black Thursday bushfires, the Bali bombings, Vegemite and Sydney pub posters, Holden cars, Bondi Beach, Kelly and Keating, Paterson and Lawson, Squizzy Taylor, Abe Saffron, Fosters Lager, Barry Mackenzie, Makybe Diva and Warnie. Over three centuries theyve all left their footprints, all helped to shape the way we are today. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this is a book with a theme that talks to every Australian.