The Rush that never ended

by Geoffrey Blainey

Book Overview

This classic history of Australian mining now appears in its fifth edition, updated to bring the story up to the twenty-first century.

Forget about Ned Kelly and the bushrangers: for my money if you want a really romantic and exciting saga of Australia, take a look at our mining history. It's a turbulent, dramatic story with enough material for a bookshelf full of best-sellers ... a saga of tough men, iron-nerved gamblers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052285009X
• ISBN13: 9780522850093
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"