The dogs that made Australia / Guy Hull.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 368 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), 1 colour facsimile ; 24 cmContent type: still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781460756454Subject(s): 1788-1900 | Domestic animals & pets | Domestic animals & pets | Dingo | Herding dogs | Working dogs | Australian kelpie | Dogs | Australian cattle dog -- Australia -- History | Domestic animals & pets | Australian kelpie -- Australia -- History | Dogs -- Australia -- Anecdotes | Dogs -- Australia -- History | Working dogs -- Australia | Dogs -- Australia | Human-animal relationships | Dingo -- Australia -- History | Herding dogs -- Australia | Working dogs -- Australia -- History | Human-animal relationships | Dingo -- Australia | Australia | Australia -- History | Australia -- History -- 1788-1900 | Australian history | AustralianGenre/Form: Anecdotes. | Biographies. | Biographies. | Biographies. | Biographies. | Anecdotes. | History. | Biographies | Biographies | Biographies. DDC classification: 636.700994 Summary: "The Dogs That Made Australia pays tribute to the dogs that gave their all for our prosperity: the fearless hounds that saved fledgling colonies from famine; the courageous heelers and tireless collies that powered the rise of beef and wool; the tough little home-grown terriers that protected the homestead and garden; and the extraordinary police dogs, ahead of their time, loved by the nation. The selfless exploits of our heroic dogs are writ indelibly in our nation's heritage and identity. The Dogs That Made Australia is a vivid and meticulously researched history of Australia told from the perspectives of the dingo and the dogs that were imported and developed here, as well as the humans who loved, feared and worked them."--Back cover.
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"Hunter. Worker. Legend. The untold story of the dog's role in building our nation."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-368)
"The Dogs That Made Australia pays tribute to the dogs that gave their all for our prosperity: the fearless hounds that saved fledgling colonies from famine; the courageous heelers and tireless collies that powered the rise of beef and wool; the tough little home-grown terriers that protected the homestead and garden; and the extraordinary police dogs, ahead of their time, loved by the nation. The selfless exploits of our heroic dogs are writ indelibly in our nation's heritage and identity. The Dogs That Made Australia is a vivid and meticulously researched history of Australia told from the perspectives of the dingo and the dogs that were imported and developed here, as well as the humans who loved, feared and worked them."--Back cover.
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