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A review by archytas
A History of Tasmania by Henry Reynolds
4.0
This was a funny little book. More a series of expansions on aspects of Tasmanian history than a comprehensive coverage, it provided nevertheless a useful introduction to me to an island whose history looms so large over its present.
I'm still unenlightened on some basic names and dates, but I can also view Hobart with more of an understanding of the forces that built it, and the reasons that this former penal colony retains such a distinct character. I do have to fight a rising urge to ask random locals if they've ever been to the mainland!
I'm still unenlightened on some basic names and dates, but I can also view Hobart with more of an understanding of the forces that built it, and the reasons that this former penal colony retains such a distinct character. I do have to fight a rising urge to ask random locals if they've ever been to the mainland!