Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia, Volume 1 (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 39 Ratings
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia....
In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past, from megafauna to Macquarie - the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.
Girt introduces forgotten heroes like Mary McLoghlin, transported for the crime of "felony of sock", and Trim the cat, who beat a French monkey to become the first animal to circumnavigate Australia.
It recounts the misfortunes of the escaped Irish convicts who set out to walk from Sydney to China, guided only by a hand-drawn paper compass, and explains the role of the coconut in Australia's only military coup.
Our nation's beginnings are steeped in the strange, the ridiculous, and the frankly bizarre. Girt proudly reclaims these stories for all of us.
Not to listen to it would be un-Australian.
Customer Reviews
Fabulous!
I wish we had learnt this sort of thing at school. I have re-listened to this book so many times, it’s hilarious and informative, just the way history was meant to be!
The best book ever
This is simply the best Australian history book I’ve ever read/listened to. Brilliant!!
Terrible
If i could get a refund i would.
The author is equally preachy and mocking at the same time and seems to think he is funny (he isnt). He also seem to me to hate the history of Australian and seems to be actively engaged in historical revisionism to portray it in the most negative light possible.
My recommendation avoid at all costs and save your money for a better book