p.209.non-fictionThe life and times of Sir Francis Drakegreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography

p.240.non-fictionThe life and times of Nelsongreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography

Index, bib, p.244.non-fictionThe story of the mutiny on the Bountygreat britain - royal navy, new south wales - history - 19th century

Ill, maps, p.353.non-fictionA biography of Cecil Rhodesafrica - history, south africa - politics and government

p.135.non-fictionA biography of Cecil Rhodesafrica - history, south africa - politics and government

p.324.non-fictionA biography of Canadian politician Lord Strathconacanada - history, canada - politics and government

Index, notes, ill, maps, p.614.non-fictionBiography of Lachlan Macquarie including references to relations between Aborigines and Europeans, including attacks, murders, proclamations, raids, settlements, attitudes; Aboriginal habits. governors - new south wales - biography, new south wales - history - 19th century

Index, bib, ill, p.146.non-fictionA biography of Charles Joseph LaTrobevictoria - history 1839-1854, charles joseph latrobe 1801-1875

Index, ill, p.320.non-fictionDon's own account of his entire playing career, with a selection of historic photographs and a complete record of his scores from 1927 to 1949. cricket - australia - history, sir don bradman 1908-2001

Ill, p.464.non-fictionBiographical sketches of 50 famous Australiansaustralia - biography, australia - history

Index, ill, map, p.479.non-fictionCharnwood describes the frontier life and continual self-education that developed Lincoln's rare character and helped him to adapt to great events and demands such as few other men have experienced. Lincoln, the man, is analyzed against the dramatic historical background of the colonial days, the revolution, the War of 1812, the Missouri compromise, secession, and the Civil War. Lincoln's Administrative genius, his war strategy, and his neglect of the lesser for the greater are all presented in this portrait. united staes - history - civil war 1861-1865, presidents - united states - biography

Index, p.232.non-fictionAn autobiography of Benjamin Franklinunited states - history, benjamin franklin 1706-1790

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.395.non-fictionGaribaldi and the Italian wars of independencegiuseppe garibaldi 1807-1882, italy - history - war of 1860-1861

Index, ill, p.304.non-fictionA biography of benito Mussolinibenito mussolini 1883-1945, italy - dictators - history

Index, ill, p.411.The biography of scientist Madame Curieradium - history, scientists - france - biography

p.84.non-fictionA history of St Columba and the Iona monasterychristain hagiography, christain saints

p.299.non-fictionBased on a series of lectures delivered in 1840, Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History considers the creation of heroes and the ways they exert heroic leadership. From the divine and prophetic (Odin and Muhammad) to the poetic (Dante and Shakespeare) to the religious (Luther and Knox) to the political (Cromwell and Napoleon), Carlyle investigates the mysterious qualities that elevate humans to cultural significance. By situating the text in the context of six essays by distinguished scholars that reevaluate both Carlyle's work and his ideas, David Sorensen and Brent Kinser argue that Carlyle's concept of heroism stresses the hero's spiritual dimension. In Carlyle's engagement with various heroic personalities, he dislodges religiosity from religion, myth from history, and truth from "quackery" as he describes the wondrous ways in which these "flowing light-fountains" unlock the heroic potential of ordinary human beings.hero worship, philosophy

Ill, p.877.fictionThe story of an abandoned waif who discovers life and love in an indifferent world, this classic tale of childhood is populated with a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains who number among the author's greatest creation.england - fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870

Ill, maps, p.373.non-fictionEarly history of N.T. and explorations; Detailed account of intercepting Macassan proas around coast of Arnhem Land whilst author was Sub-Collector of Customs for 14 years; Names of proas and masters, Malay camps & smoke houses along coast & nearby islands; Natives employed by Malays in trepang fishing and collecting tortoiseshell, relationships between Malays and Aborigines; influences (physical & cultural); Habit of exchanging children between tribes (Roper R. & Normanton) for the purpose of learning each others language & customs; Description of native camps at Fort Dundas (1895) shelters, finding of bark water bags, types of canoes used; Platform burial at Daly R.; Sacred burial site on Maria Island; Geographical features, vegetation, climate etc., general ecology, depredations & murders by natives; Cannibalism practiced by Fitzmaurice River tribes. northern australia - description and travel, ethnography

Ill, maps, p.340.A history of the 24th Infantry Battalion AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - australia - history

Ill, maps, p.130.non-fictionA history of World war I war cemeteries and memorialsworld war 1914-1918 - memorials, world war 1914-1918 - australian involvement

Ill, p.197.Biographies of n William Holman-Hunt and John Everett Millaisart - history, art - biography

p.238.non-fictionA history of art and poetry in the renaissance periodrenaissance - history, renaissance - art and poetry

Index, bib, ill, p.335.non-fictionA summary of the art treasures of the Vaticanart - italy - history, vatican - art

Index, p.450.non-fictionYou should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'" "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novelart - italy - history, artists - florence - biography

Ill, bib, p.283.non-fictionA guide collectors of old furniturefurniture - history, furniture - collectors and collecting

Ill, p.65non-fictionA history of the artistic endeavors of the van Eyck brothers dutch painters, art history - netherlands

Index, ill, p.364.non-fictionA history of Florentine artistspainters - italy, painters - florence

Index, p.601non-fictionVolume one of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership

Index, p.556.non-fictionVolume two of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership