Gates of Gold

<p><strong><em>Gates of Gold</em> the first book in the series <em>Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past</em> tells about the discovery of gold and the legacy it left that changed the face of Australia defining and shaping its identity.</strong> Learn about: </p><p><br></p><ul><li>how in the lead up to the discovery of gold with the trailblazing of the British into Victoria and beyond the lives of First Nations people were irrevocably changed.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The catastrophic impact on <strong>First Nations people</strong> and how they found ways to survive even when the odds were pitched so much against them. </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How Australia became like a whirlpool of molten gold sucking in men and women from all over the world creating a population explosion with diverse communities and religions different races and different ideologies.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The coming of the Chinese who contributed greatly to the Australian story but whose migration to the goldfields gave birth to racist <strong>anti-Chinese sentiment.</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The seeds of the Australian uprising and how the Eureka Stockade on the goldfields in 1854 was a battle inspired by political purpose. </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>A landscape transformed a country upset turned upside down and a once pristine environment redesigned.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How the prevailing attitudes of the Europeans in the nineteenth century justified their actions prior to the discovery of gold and its aftermath.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you relish the uncovering of hidden stories iconic episodes or truth-telling to do with Australia's past then this book and the others in the series are for you.</strong></p><p><br></p>