Our Side of the Country: The Story of Victoria - Geoffrey Blainey

Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Publisher: Sun Australia
Format: Paperback
Edition: 1991 edition
ISBN: 0725106921

Condition: Very good second-hand paperback condition with light shelf wear, mild edge rubbing, and light age toning to pages. Binding is firm and pages are clean and readable throughout. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Our Side of the Country is Geoffrey Blainey’s sweeping history of Victoria, tracing the story of the state from ancient Aboriginal settlement through European colonisation, the gold rushes, economic booms and crashes, bushfires, droughts, and political change.

Written in Blainey’s accessible and narrative-driven style, the book explores how Victoria developed its distinct identity within Australia. Covering Melbourne’s rise, pastoral expansion, migration, and social transformation, it provides a broad overview of the people and events that shaped the state.