This Fabulous Century by Peter Luck

This Fabulous Century

by Peter Luck

Lansdowne Press, 1981, Second edition
Black and white photographs throughout
Large Hardcover, dustjacket

Condition: Very Good
A little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to corners and covers. Dustjacket very good with a little rubbing at edges (see photographs)

“This is the story of Australia since its birth as a nation on January 1, 1901… the story of This Fabulous Country.  Based on the award-winning television series of the same name, This Fabulous Country is a nostalgic journey through the nineteen hundreds to the present.  The legends of Phar Lap, Don Bradman and Nellie Melba… Australians at war from Gallipoli to Vietnam … our political leaders, Menzies, Hughes, Curtin.. our sporting greats, Dawn Fraser, Les Darcy, Herb Elliot… the fads and fashions, the stars who entertained us, the triumphs and the tragedies…”