My Cathedral in the Sea by Harley Stanton
$54.99 AUD
Category: History
In the 1850s, Thomas Stanton and his family were transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the Conway. The ship’s history, as traced by his great-great-grandson, tells the story of a vessel that traversed the globe before meeting its final resting place in the Atlantic.
The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
$25.99 AUD
Category: History
'When people ask me... "What is your favourite travel book?" I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery and friendship' Paul Theroux The Worst Journey in the World is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. One of the yo ...Show more
The Invention of China by Bill Hayton
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
A provocative account showing that "China"-and its 5,000 years of unified history-is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political agenda that persists to this day. China's current leadership lays claim to a 5,000-year-old civilization, but "China" as a unified country and people, Bill Ha ...Show more
Sorrow of the Earth by Eric Vuillard
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
Fascinating, brilliant and angry: the tale of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and the tragic fate of its Native American participants, from the winner of the 2017 Goncourt Prize - now in paperback
Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands (HB) by Dan Jones
$24.99 AUD
$45.00 (44% off)
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusades - the sequence of religious wars fought between the late eleventh century and late medieval periods, in which armies from European Christian states attempted to wrest the Holy Land from Islamic rule ...Show more
The Diary of Anne Frank (Abridged for young readers) by Anne Frank, Anne Frank
$14.99 AUD
Category: History
One of the world's most inspirational books, sensitively abridged for younger readersSensitively edited and with a connecting commentary by editor, Mirjam Pressler, the abridged edition of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank gives younger readers their first introduction to the extraordinary diary o ...Show more
Toksvig's Almanac 2021 - An Eclectic Meander Through the Historical Year by Sandi Toksvig by Sandi Toksvig
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
'Toksvig's Almanac is intended merely as a starting point for your own discoveries. Find a fabulous (or infamous) woman mentioned and, please, go looking for more of her story. The names mentioned are merely temptations. Amuse-bouches for the mind, if you like. How I would have loved to have written out ...Show more
Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
Magna Carta - The Making and Legacy of the Great Charter by Dan Jones
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: The\Landmark Library
A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one of the most influential statements in the history of democracy, as part of the stunning landmark library series. On a summer's day in 1215 a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled ...Show more
Carpathia by Jay Ludowyke
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
In the early hours of 15 April 1912, the Cunard steamship Carpathia receives a distress call from the new White Star liner Titanic. Captain Arthur Rostron immediately turns Carpathia northwest and sails full speed through the dark night, into waters laden with icebergs, on a rescue mission that will bec ...Show more