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From Horses to Horse Power
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A nostalgic photographic exploration of Tasmania's transportation evolution from horses to horse power.

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History

Non fiction titles principally relating to the history of Van Diemen's Land and Tasmania.

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The Library at the End of the World hardcover
 
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A detailed look at the art and artists held in the Royal Society of Tasmania's rare books collection.

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The Master of Hell’s Gates
 
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Captain William Kinghorne (1796 - 1878) navigated some of the most treacherous waters in the world.

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The Prince and the Assassin - Australia's First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror
 
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The engrossing real life story of how Queen Victoria's favourite son, Prince Alfred, undertook the most ambitious Royal tour, only for Australia's overwhelming joy of having the first Royal on its shores jolted by his decadent behaviour, then shocked by an attempted assassination by a man trained as a priest.

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The Remarkable Captain James Kelly of Van Diemen's Land
 
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The story of James Kelly, the son of a convict woman, who became the first Australian born master mariner, a trader, explorer and entrepreneur.

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The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd
 
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At its peak, Gunns Ltd had a market value of $1 billion, was listed on the ASX 200, was the largest employer in Tasmania and its largest private landowner.

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The Tasmanian Tiger in Pictures
 
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A photographic record of the now extinct Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine.

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The Wesleyans of Port Arthur
 
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The legacy of the Wesleyan missionaries at Port Arthur Penal Settlement and Point Puer Juvenile Prison on the Tasman Peninsula in Van Diemen's Land 1833 - 1843.

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The Wild Ride
 
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Revolutions that shaped Tasmanian black and white wilderness photography from the sublime to the skyline. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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The Zinc Works
 
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A history of the EZ zinc works producing zinc at Risdon on the edge of Hobart, from 1916 to 1991.

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This Whispering in Our Hearts Revisited
 
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A revised history of the relationship between Indigenous Australians and early settlers, with a focus on those men and women who fought for justice for Indigenous people even when doing so left them isolated and criticised by their fellow whites.

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