title: A Concise History of Australia (Cambridge Concise Histories)
author: Professor Stuart Macintyre
description: From reviews of the first edition: 'At long last here is an accessible, sensible, learned and digestible history of Australia. It is a triumph of Stuart Macintyre's notable scholarship that he has come up with a book that is concise - not brief, not abbreviated - sharp and to the point ...this is a tremendously useful tool for locals and outsiders. It should sit on every Australian's bookshelf, next to the dictionary and the atlas.' Nick Richardson, Herald-Sun<br /><br />'It's a lively, intelligent, opinionated and very well written one-volume history, traversing some well-covered territory of colonial and twentieth-century Australia with a fresh eye that doesn't fail to observe the big and small picture.' David Gaunt, Australian Bookseller &amp; Publisher<br /><br />'Macintyre has absorbed the considerable corpus of monographic and interpretative works now thronging this field, and is masterly in integrating that knowledge into his own narration. The result is a work of surpassing professional skill.' Michael Roe, Australian Book Review<br /><br />'It's a splendid piece of work and it belongs to a noble tradition ... It conveys throughout a joy in writing history, in mastering the detail of the past - a joy especially in struggling with the soul of the country.' Alan Atkinson, Sydney Morning Herald<br /><br />'Even those with a passion for the past often find it difficult to be enthused by the histories of 'new' countries. This excellent, compact volume about an ancient and harsh continent made anew over the last two centuries shows just why those prejudices should be put aside.' BBC History
zlib_text: ## TERRE NAPOLEON.
  
  ##### A HISTORY OF FRENCH EXPLORATIONS AND PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA
  
  ##### BY
  
  ##### ERNEST SCOTT.
  
  #### WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS.
  
  #### SECOND EDITION.
  
  METHUEN & CO., LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON.
  
  ##### FIRST PUBLISHED JULY 7TH, 1910. SECOND EDITION 1911.
  
  ### PREFACE.
  
  The main object of this book is to exhibit the facts relative to the
  expedition despatched to Australia by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to 1804, and
  to consider certain opinions which have been for many years current regarding
  its purpose.
  
  Until about five years ago the writer accepted without doubt the conclusions
  presented by leading authorities. One has to do that in regard to the vast
  mass of historical material, because, obviously, however much disposed one may
  be to form one's opinions on tested facts apart from the writings of
  historians, several lifetimes would not be sufficient for a man to inquire for
  himself as to the truth of a bare fraction of the conclusions with which
  resea