▁histor ians ▁have ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁negative ▁and ▁trag ic ▁features ▁between ▁the ▁bo asts . ▁ ▁Mac int y re ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁in ▁current ▁historical ▁writing : ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁history ▁was ▁William ▁Charles ▁W ent worth , ▁Statist ical , ▁Historical , ▁and ▁Political ▁Description ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁Its ▁Dep endent ▁S ett lement s ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land : ▁With ▁a ▁Part icular ▁En umer ation ▁of ▁the ▁Adv antages ▁Which ▁These ▁Col on ies ▁Of fer ▁for ▁Em igration , ▁and ▁Their ▁Super ior ity ▁in ▁Many ▁Res pect s ▁Over ▁Those ▁Poss essed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁( 1 8 1 9 ). ▁W ent worth ▁shows ▁the ▁dis astr ous ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁pen al ▁regime . ▁Many ▁other ▁histor ians ▁followed ▁his ▁path , ▁with ▁the ▁six ▁volume ▁History ▁of ▁Australia ▁by ▁Mann ing ▁Clark ▁( pub lished ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 8 7 ) ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁" ep ic ▁tra ged y ": ▁ ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁expl or ers , ▁Govern ors , ▁impro vers , ▁and ▁perturb ators ▁vain ly ▁endeav ored ▁to ▁imp ose ▁their ▁received ▁schemes ▁of ▁re dem ption ▁on ▁an ▁al ien , ▁int ract able ▁setting . ▁ ▁History ▁wars ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁a ▁" history ▁war " ▁has ▁been ▁fought ▁in ▁Australia ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁polit icians . ▁They ▁an