Vagabond Country Australian Bush & Town Life In The Victorian Age

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Michael Cannon’s Vagabond Country opens a vivid window on Australian bush and town life during the Victorian era, pairing rare nineteenth-century illustrations with the author’s crisp narrative. First published in 1981, this hardcover first edition is a must-have for collectors of Australian colonial history or anyone who loves true stories of ordinary people shaping a young nation.

The 225-page volume is fully illustrated and comes protected by its original dust jacket, giving shelf presence as well as scholarly substance. Condition is reliably good: clean, unmarked pages, tight binding, and only light shelving wear to the covers; no smoke or pet odors, no writing or dog-ears.

Ideal for young adults, adults, and local-history buffs, the book blends biography, social commentary and cultural studies to show how gold-rush optimism, frontier resilience and town rivalries forged modern Australia. Keywords like “colonial Australia,” “Victorian age outback,” and “Australian cultural history” fit naturally into Cannon’s engaging, accessible prose.

Secure this vintage 1980s reference now and add a standout title to your Australiana shelf. Limited stock of the first printing—grab Vagabond Country before it wanders off to another collector.