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A Wide Variety of Australian culture & history - By: Allen Wayner, 01 Jul 2008
The author give us many short & lively factual bits on Australia's culture, history & natural features. He covers everyone from Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee movies) to Ned Kelly (Victorian-era hero/outlaw whose colorful life was toldin 3 movies - one starring the late Heath Ledger). Kangaroos, deadly snakes & insects, fave sports like soccer & cricket, & the ancient aborigines are all featuredin this armchair tour of the Outback country visited by Mark Twainin 1897.