Collection: Adult Non Fiction - History

Trove is the catchy name of the National Library's discovery service into its many collections, but it is only one of a number of resources available for research. While people may be aware of Trove, they are not aware of how to effectively use the various filters to narrow down their searches to...

"Trove is the catchy name of the Library's discovery service into its many collections, but it is only one of a number of resources available for research. While people may be aware of Trove, they are not aware of how to effectively use the various filters to narrow down their searches to maximum...

"First there was Girt. Now comes . . . True Girt In this side-splitting sequel to his best-selling history, David Hunt transports us to the Australian frontier. This was the Wild South, home to hardy pioneers, gun-slinging bushrangers, directionally challenged explorers, nervous indigenous peopl...

"True Raiders is The Lost City of Z meets The Da Vinci Code, from critically acclaimed author Brad Ricca. This book tells the untold true story of Monty Parker, a British rogue nobleman who, after being dared to do so by Ava Astor, the so-called "most beautiful woman in the world," headed a secre...

"Bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and Atlantic columnist and media commentator David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for...

How did a conspiracy theory reshape global politics? How did it tear families apart, inspire an insurrection and convince millions that a shadowy cabal was hellbent on eating children, and only Donald Trump could stop them? On the 6th of January, 2021 thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Uni...

A thrilling and provocative account of the unfolding tension between China and the West using characters and sources and stories from his time there, but between the lines he hopes to illuminate the dark portents of repercussions yet to come. Bill Birtles is the ABC's Foreign Correspondent focuss...

In July 2020 the National Archives of Australia released the long-suppressed correspondence between Sir John Kerr and Queen Elizabeth II, written during Kerr's tumultuous tenure as Governor-General of Australia. The letters cover the constitutional crisis that culminated in Kerr's infamous dismis...