Australia In The Victorian Age (Three-Volume Set)

Author: Michael Cannon
Binding: Hardback
Published: Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1976

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner

This three-volume historical study presents a vivid account of Australian society during the Victorian era, detailing the tensions, transformations, and daily realities of a rapidly evolving colony. Volume One, Who’s Master? Who’s Man?, uncovers the power struggles between settlers, convicts, and authorities, charting the emergence of class structures and political identity. Volume Two, Life in the Country, illustrates rural existence, from pioneering hardship to agricultural expansion and the shaping of bush mythology. Volume Three, Life in the Cities, presents the rise of urban Australia, with its industrial growth, civic institutions, and social reform movements. Michael Cannon constructs a richly textured narrative grounded in archival evidence and period journalism.