{"title":"Craig Cormick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Cormick\u003c\/strong\u003e weaves engaging tales that span historical fiction and children’s literature, inviting readers to explore alternative histories and rich narratives from Australia’s past. His works blend imaginative storytelling with thoughtfully researched settings, offering fresh perspectives on historical events and cultural stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside fiction, Cormick’s contributions to education and reference reflect a passion for effective science communication and learning. 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With their permission, these stories have been woven together with the European accounts and placed in their deeper context: the places Cook named already had names; the places he ‘discovered’ already had peoples and stories stretching back before time; and although Cook sailed on, the empire he represented impacted the people’s lives and lands immeasurably in the years after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarra Warra Wai\u003c\/em\u003e was the expression called to Cook and his crew when they tried to make landfall in Botany Bay. It has long been interpreted as ‘Go away’, but is perhaps more accurately translated as ‘You are all dead spirits’. 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Starting by defining the real histories, the book then looks at possible paths of different settlements that history could have taken. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGold Fever is what makes ordinary people act like completely crazy people .  And there are plenty of examples of that in this book!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We all know that gold makes people act a bit crazy – but imagine just how crazy things would be if the 19th Century Australian colonies were all run by different countries. The French in modern day Victoria and British in modern day New South Wales would be busy coming up with crazy plans to steal each other’s gold. And indigenous people, diggers and bushrangers would have their own plans as to who should get the gold. 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