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Sydney: The Story of a City

Sydney: The Story of a City

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Sydney: The Story of a City

by Geoffrey Moorhouse

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ISBN 13
9780151006014
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Harcourt, 2000. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (yellow boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 9¼” x 6½” (0.8 kg); 292pp; Index; Bibliography; ISBN: 0151006016 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #174597|| Condition:

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Sydney's harbor establishes it as one of the most attractive modern cities, but its beginnings suggest something different. In 1770, the British Parliament saw the area as a solution to England's overcrowded prisons. On arriving at the harbor, the first "convicts" found themselves in one of the hottest climates in the world, and were greeted by aboriginal natives whose curiosity was matched only by their desire for the newcomers to leave. Sydney is a place where gravestones have such inscriptions as "Be ready mates, that's all!," where people wear shorts and sandals to one of the most renowned opera houses in the world, where the working man fights for what he's got and never backs down. Geoffrey Moorhouse brilliantly describes the city, its appetites, and its character-from its colonial beginnings to its becoming the host city of the 2000 Olympics. His curious knowledge, remarkable insight, and marvelous storytelling capture Sydney's warmth, texture, resilience, and loyalty.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
174597
Title
Sydney: The Story of a City
Author
Geoffrey Moorhouse
Format/Binding
Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper.
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0151006016
ISBN 13
9780151006014
Publisher
Harcourt
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2000
Keywords
sydney history harbour chowder bay bradleys head botanic gardens woolloomooloo ten pound poms circular quay garden island gore cove white and glebe manly queenscliff curl the opera house port jackson new south wales parks

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