Waratah Revisited

Mystery of the missing Waratah solved. This book will captivate your attention.

Essays from some of Australia's leading historians showing how Australian history has been rewritten in the past twenty years to accommodate different notions of Australian identity.

"Who was the enigmatic 'Waratah', author of the Tales of the Golden West, first published in book form in 1906? This collection of stories, each a cultural gem, filled with remarkable characters and memorable anecdotes, captures early West Coast history and pioneer life in the gold rush days on New Zealand's South Island. We learn from Jo Wynne that 'Waratah' was her great-grandfather William H.S. Hindmarsh. What brought him to New Zealand? What shaped his life and influenced the man who wrote Tales of the golden West?"--Page 4 of cover.

Lilwen Jones bounces her bustle down the stairs—she is finally free! But her father has gambled away her plant nursery, her sole livelihood. She has one chance to save her fortunes and her dreams: to seek the legendary white waratah in Australia's wild southern island of Tasmania. Sawyer Thane is a wildlife hunter, explorer, and a man with secrets. He organizes a luxurious ship journey to remember. He plans their expedition to the last detail. He doesn't lose his temper—not totally—when lovely Lilwen insists on her own way. And he absolutely won't fall for a contrary, plant-loving witch in trousers, as he is not the marrying kind. As Lilwen and Sawyer scour the wilderness for the elusive plant, rules are optional, danger mounts, and their scorching attraction threatens to set the entire forest ablaze.

Special insight into Australian police and Politics, and how the two work hand in hand to cover up Anything they see fit! What happened to me could happen to any innocent person.