Australia Discovery

The Discovery of Australia by History Horizon This Book Contents: Introduction: The Land of the Unknown Overview: The Dream of Discovery Chapter 1: Early Indigenous Inhabitants The First Settlers The Land Before the Europeans Chapter 2: The First Glimpses – Portuguese and Spanish Exploration Early Theories and Maps Theories of Portuguese Exploration Chapter 3: Dutch Exploration – The First European Contact Willem Janszoon and the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch “New Holland” Failure to Settle Chapter 4: The British Take Interest – Cook’s Landmark Voyage James Cook’s ...

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, scientist, navigator and...

Officer Lucy is panty-melting hot, but I can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right. Can I really trust her? When Sarah follows her best friend to live in the big city away from the small outback down they had both called home their entire lives, Sarah quickly learns about the perils of city living. Her first night she witnesses a police drug operation that will change the course of her life forever. Officer Lucy attends her colleague Officer Daisy’s (of Protecting Her fame) house party to find herself face-to-face with the gorgeous femme witness of a crime she has been ...

“Madeleine Gray takes a scalpel to millennial malaise, office romance, and infidelity, and the result is a brainy, gutsy, nervy—and hilarious—wonder of a novel.” —Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You "Simon’s sarcastic delivery captures the emotions of a heroine with the...

Two fearless women--living a century apart--find themselves entangled in the mystery surrounding the biggest scientific controversy of the nineteenth century: the classification of the platypus. 1808 Agnes Banks, NSW Rose Winton wants nothing more than to work with her father, eminent naturalist...

A Sweeping History of Western Australia Before the gold rush made it famous, before the boom towns rose from red dust and ambition, Western Australia was the world's longest-running experiment in isolation. Covering an area larger than Western Europe, this vast and ancient land was home for tens of thousands of years to Aboriginal nations of extraordinary sophistication — the Noongar, the Martu, the Wongi — whose knowledge of country, law and ceremony gave shape to a continent long before any European eye glimpsed its shores. In The Golden State, Daniel Hardy tells the full story of how...

“Because life is short and we’ve still got places to see.” Four years after their last global journey, and with cancer, recovery, and lockdowns finally behind them, Emma and Darryl board a cruise ship bound for Europe. The route? From Australia to Greece via South Africa, Mauritius, Morocco, and more. From there, it is trains and buses across ancient Greek landscapes, through Bulgaria and Türkiye, and deep into the heart of India. But this is no packaged tour. There are bucket list sights, yes—but also sleepless nights, questionable coach drivers, lost passengers at borders, and ...

In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the...

Dutch explorers discovered for Europe many of the major island groups in the Pacific, while meting out immense brutality and privation. Some set out as pirates and privateers, others as traders seeking a new route to the Spice Islands. The voyagers left men in Hawai`i and the Tuamotus, and described for the first time the appearance and habits of many of the cultures of Polynesian islands as well those near Australia. They were the first Europeans to visit Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawai`i, New Zealand, Samoa Tasmania, Tonga and many other islands.

“So smart, so funny, so moving. I absolutely loved it.”—Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry The “brilliant” (Ann Patchett) and much beloved author of the critically acclaimed Sorrow and Bliss returns with a tender and hilarious novel about...

One of The New York Times 10 Best Thrillers of the Year | One of The New Yorker's and Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year A “luminous, unusual, unexpected” (The New York Times) debut novel blending mystery, psychological suspense, astronomy, and romance, in which a young widow faces...

In Search of Eudaimonia: Ad Astra per Umbras is a powerful narrative of conscious evolution that traces the metamorphosis of a "reluctant doctor" into a sovereign healer. Spanning continents—from the industrial grit of West Bengal, India, to the high-stakes discipline of the Indian Navy, and...

Although many denied it, a giant ocean liner was dying. The superstitious nodded their heads, knowing her fate had already been sealed. The freezing Atlantic crept up to the forecastle head as the massive vessel, with all her lights aglow, slowly, almost imperceptibly, sank at the bow.

Take a trip to “The Land Down Under” and discover all of the unusual wildlife inhabiting the Outback! There are kangaroos, wild dogs called dingoes, and nearly 700 types of birds in Australia. This title will also take listeners to the Great Barrier Reef and to some of the largest cities in Australia, showing kids the daily life and culture of Aussies.

From Rhonda Byrne, author of the global phenomenon The Secret and the New York Times Bestseller The Greatest Secret, comes Countdown to Riches - the book that can lead anyone to financial freedom. Financial struggle is caused by one thing - our thoughts. To have a rich life, you have to use your...

Award-winning astrologer Natasha Weber (also known as AstroTash) is your guide to unravelling the secrets of your astrological blueprint. With her down-to-earth stellar insights, Natasha unpacks the Zodiac signs, explores the mysteries of the Moon, clarifies cusp signs, and demystifies those...

The crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813 is often remembered as a single moment of triumph. But the reality was far more complex. Beyond the mountains lay uncertainty, distance, and a landscape still poorly understood. It would take more than a crossing to open the inland. It would take precision, discipline, and reliable knowledge. That work fell to George Evans. Sent to follow and extend the route, Evans did what few others could. He confirmed the passage, mapped the terrain, traced rivers, and provided the first usable understanding of the country beyond. His work transformed a bold ...

Jaxie dreads going home. His mum’s dead. The old man bashes him without mercy, and he wishes he was an orphan. And then, in one terrible moment, his life is stripped to little more than what he can carry and how he can keep himself alive. There’s just one person left in the world who...

The largest structure ever built was not made by humans, but by incredibly tiny organisms known as coral polyps. Over the course of tens of thousands of years, these small organisms have put together a collection of nearly 3,000 reefs, known as the Great Barrier Reef, which form a collective stretching across 130,000 square miles. Scientists have counted about 1,500 different fish species that use the reef, and it's estimated that 1.5 million birds use the site.

From one of our leading novelists and historians comes a breathtakingly vivid novel that recalls the three voyages Captain Cook made to the southern hemisphere, culminating in the last, fateful expedition on which he was brutally murdered. A. N. Wilson's powerful new novel explores the life and times of one of the greatest British explorers, Captain Cook, and the golden age of Britain's period of expansion and exploration.