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tale of adventure on the high seas, but also changed the way historians viewed the migration
of early humans.
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series of loosely related short stories won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize and was the basis for the
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acutely observed detail on people and place.

The Journals of Captain Cook by James Cook (Exploration) Cook’s narrative of his expeditions
between 1768 and 1779. Includes his explorations of Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii,
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A Traveller’s History of Australia by John H. Chambers (History) A concise account of Australia’s
history—from the arrival of the earliest Aborigines around 50,000 years ago to the
preparations for the Sydney Olympics in the year 2000. (And yes, the title has two “Ls” in
“traveller”; the series is British.)
Chasing Kangaroos by Tim Flannery (Natural History) Part road-trip, part natural history, this
book is an ode to Australia’s national animal combined with the author’s search to trace when
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Dirt Music by Tim Winton (Literature) A powerful and suspenseful story about the tragic
passion between two vulnerable people—an alcoholic woman stuck in a broken relationship
and a grief-stricken poacher.

In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson (History) Lots of history mixed in with the best-selling
author’s comedic observations about Australia, its people, and its cultural institutions.

Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway (Memoir) A beautifully written narrative of Conway’s
girlhood on an isolated sheep farm in the grasslands of Australia prior to her departure for
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