Exploration into Australia is part of a series describing the history of chosen regions before and after their exploration by Europeans. This book explores the story of Australia from the earliest times through at least 50,000 years of diverse and chaging Aboriginal societies, to the time of its exploration by Asian and European travelers, and right up to the present day. See Australia in all its variety: its swamps, deserts, coral reefs, and tropical rain forests. Read about the great Aboriginal trading route, the voyages of Indonesian fishermen to Australia's northern coasts, and the arrival of the First Fleet with its cargo of convicts. Watch as European explorers are defeated by the vast deserts of Australia in their search for water, land for crops and livestock, and gold.
