{"product_id":"documents-that-shaped-australia","title":"Documents That Shaped Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecords of a Nation's Heritage: 1516 - 2008\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning more than 400 years, from the first documented sighting of the Southern Cross in 1516 to the Rudd Government's national apology of 2008, this anthology presents in chronological form a richly varied spectrum of 100 historical documents that, like pieces in a mosaic, contribute to a broad understanding of some of the key moments in Australia's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson's diverse and eclectic selection, illustrated with facsimile documents, portraits, maps and photographs of related events, draws on a range of historical texts: journal and diary entries; official commissions; charters and proclamations; speeches of various kinds; letters and cables; newspaper editorials, press announcements and despatches written by journalists; petitions; Acts of Parliament; court judgements; and manifestos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some key documents are linked to major historical events the landing of the Anzacs at Gallipoli or the Australian declaration of war against Germany in 1939 others are a more personal response to some larger issue or event, such as an 1852 letter from a miner on the goldfields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong many other treasures, the reader will also find an early version of the greatly loved words of Dorothea Mackellar's poem 'My Country' (written originally as 'Core of my Heart'); a letter written by the young Miles Franklin to the Bulletin editor J.F. Archibald in 1901 on the publication of her novel My Brilliant Career; and an edited extract from Ned Kelly's Jerilderie letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41992471707817,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/doc.jpg?v=1645323040","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/documents-that-shaped-australia","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}