PLEASE NOTE: Any book title starting with "The" - the second word of the title is used to list by.
Crosscut's War - The life and times of a Gallipoli soldier
Thomas Henry "Crosscut" Wilson
by Chris Holyday
ISBN 978-0-85905-652-6, (New, 2016), A4, 79 pages, illustrated, indexed, 240 grams
$30.00* + POST
Thomas Henry (Crosscut) Wilson was a mate of Henry Lawson. He came West in the 1890s in quest of gold but instead struck a very rich vein of literary success along the inky way.
Cue to the Klondyke
Herbert Annesley Ainsworth
ISBN 978-0-85905-724-0, (New, 2018), A4, 28pp, 100 grams
$22.00* + POST
A great story of adventure and perseverance in two great gold rushes.
The Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia
by John G Withnell
ISBN 0 85905 423 3,(2007 Reprint 1901), Soft Cover, 35pp, 50 grams
$12.00* + POST
Pastoral pioneer John Withnell studied the natives of the NW for many years. His booklet was first published in 1901 at Roebourne.
The Cyclopedia of Western Australia
by J.S. Battye
ISBN 0 85905 072 6, (1985 reprint of 1912-13 edition), Two Volumes, Hard Cover, quarto, 1824pp, 5.2kg,
$250.00* + POST
The classic, two volume reference on the history of early Western Australia. Concise descriptions on many facets of the State with biographical data on over 950 pioneers and their families.
The Count, Giovanni Francisco De Bonanate, a Perth Character
Edited by Peter J. Bridge.
ISBN 978-0-85905-743-1, (New, 2018), A4, 24pp, illustrated, 80 grams, $22.00*
The jury is still out as to whether the Count was merely a demented Diego, a con artist, or a lost relic of Buonaparte's empire.
Bonanate was a travelling journalist who sold cheap cigars, played the ponies, and was a fixture in the Magistrate's courts for his love affairs with booze.
His line was, he claimed, that of Napoleon's retinue and his son's destiny to be King of France.
He left Australia in 1930 to 'help' Mussolini. He certainly helped us by leaving.
Two of his many children returned to Australia much later to live and die. They would have had a story.
The Crawford Legacy
by John Crawford
ISBN 978-0-85905-757-8, (New, 2019), A4, 101 pages, illustrated, 530 grams, $30.00*
The discovery of gold at Crawford's Patch, Laverton, in the 1890s was another expansion of the fortunes of the Crawford farming family in South and Western Australia. Their success and social commitment resulted in the foundation of the Crawford Lodge facilities for those suffering from cancer.
Claude Choules
The Last of the Last
His Autobiography
ISBN 978-0-85905-480-5, (2009, New), Soft Cover, 160 pp, 160 x 240, illustrated, 290 grams
$25.00 +POST
With the approach of Remembrance Day (11 November) 2009, Hesperian Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the autobiography of Claude Choules. In July 2009 Claude became – as one of three surviving veterans – the only remaining combatant of WW I. He is also the last man in the world who saw active military service in both World Wars.