Bibliograph

Gold rush, going gold crazy!, by Craig Cormick ; illustrated by Cheri Hughes

Type

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Gold rush, going gold crazy!, by Craig Cormick ; illustrated by Cheri Hughes

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-12 years old

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gold rush

Responsibility statement

by Craig Cormick ; illustrated by Cheri Hughes

Series statement

What if history of Australia

Sub title

going gold crazy!

Summary

Gold Fever is what makes ordinary people act like completely crazy people. And there are plenty of examples of that in this book! We all know that gold makes people act a bit crazy - but imagine just how crazy things would be if the 19th Century Australian colonies were all run by different countries. The French in modern day Victoria and British in modern day New South Wales would be busy coming up with crazy plans to steal each other's gold. And indigenous people, diggers and bushrangers would have their own plans as to who should get the gold. As would a peculiar bushranger in armour, with plans to start a new Irish republic. A very different and amusing history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways

Target audience

juvenile

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