Table of Contents

Contents, List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 An Outline of Names, 2 An Airy Barrier, 3 The Charm of Novelty, 4 Triangles of Life, 5 Debatable Land, 6 A Thorny Passage, 7 Elysiums for Gentlemen, 8 A More Pleasing Prospect, 9 Intimate Charm, 10 The Road to Botany Bay, 11 A Wandering State, Notes, Index

About the Author

Paul Carter is author of many books, including Dark Writing (2008) and Material Thinking (2004). He is creative director of Material Thinking, a place-making research and design studio based in Melbourne, Australia.

Reviews

``In this `spatial' and cultural history, the British-born Australian author seeks the origins of Australian civilization in the journals, letters home, unfinished maps and other narratives by its explorers, soldiers and emigrants, including tall tales and accounts of escapes by convicts who helped settle the vast territory,'' reported PW. Illustrated. (Oct.)