
True Girt
The Unauthorised History of Australia Volume 2
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Narrated by:
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David Hunt
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By:
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David Hunt
About this listen
First there was Girt. Now comes...True Girt.
In this side-splitting sequel to his best-selling history, David Hunt takes us to the Australian frontier.
This was the Wild South, home to hardy pioneers, gun-slinging bushrangers, directionally challenged explorers, nervous indigenous people, Caroline Chisholm and sheep. Lots of sheep.
True Girt introduces Thomas Davey, the hard-drinking Tasmanian governor who invented the Blow My Skull cocktail, and Captain Moonlite, Australia's most infamous LGBTI bushranger. Meet William Nicholson, the Melbourne hipster who gave Australia the steam-powered coffee roaster and the world the secret ballot. And say hello to Harry, the first camel used in Australian exploration, who shot dead his owner, the explorer John Horrocks.
Learn how Truganini's death inspired the Martian invasion of Earth. Discover the role of Hall and Oates in the Myall Creek Massacre. And be reminded why you should never ever smoke with the Wild Colonial Boy and Mad Dan Morgan.
David Hunt is the author of Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia, which won the 2014 Indie Award for nonfiction and was short-listed in both the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and Australian Book Industry Awards. David is a comedy writer, historian and children's book author. He has a birthmark that looks like Tasmania, only smaller and not as far south.
©2016 David Hunt (P)2016 Audible, LtdWhat did you like most about True Girt?
The characters, the stories, the sense of history, the humour.Who was your favorite character and why?
William Wentworth - because I got married at Vaucluse House.What about David Hunt’s performance did you like?
It was so AustralianDid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me appreciate living in Australia!Any additional comments?
A great book!Brilliant
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Truly Historical
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All history should be this funny
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This book will keep you laughing and intrigued to the very last word.
how history should be taught
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Even my husband was roped in by this book
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Great fun - history is a laugh
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Engaging and humorous.
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True Girt
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Can't wait for Volume 3.
David Hunt ... everyone's Social Studies Teache
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An excellent tongue in cheek description of Australian history..
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