Download or read book The Land Downunder written by Ted Egan and published by Evergreen Media Pub.. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Australia's development from the arrival of the first convict fleet at Botany Bay until the present day. The history is told through the people - Aboriginals, convicts, pioneers, migrants, soldiers and sporting stars. Above all, Egan argues that women have been the real stalwarts of Australian life.