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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Australia is frequently overlooked, even though it remains a genuinely singular place indeed today.
Chapter 3: Bryson first began to truly grasp Australia’s history and immensity while crossing it by train.
Chapter 4: James Cook is widely celebrated as Australia’s discoverer, yet he certainly wasn’t the first to arrive there either.
Chapter 5: In the eighteenth century, Britain began sending its prisoners to Australia. But it wasn’t entirely smooth sailing.
Chapter 6: Sydney is a delightful city with many attractions, yet it feels ashamed of its humble beginnings.
Chapter 7: The nineteenth-century gold rushes reshaped Australia, helping to bring the nation together.
Chapter 8: Canberra isn’t simple to reach, and Bryson felt the effort required to get there wasn’t worthwhile either.
Chapter 9: During the third leg of his Australian journey, Bryson visited the Great Barrier Reef and learned about the lethal box jellyfish there.
Chapter 10: The city of Darwin can seem somewhat drab, but the vast emptiness of the Northern Territory compensates for it nicely.
Chapter 11: Alice Springs is surprisingly lively, and “nearby” Uluru is an astonishing sight indeed.
Chapter 12: Australia bears a dark history regarding the treatment of its Aboriginal people, and the repercussions from that legacy still endure.
Chapter 13: Perth is a delightful city, and its park and botanic garden vividly remind you of Australia’s natural fecundity today.
Description
In a Sunburned Country (2000) is Bill Bryson’s personal account of his time traveling around Australia. With stopovers in major cities, out-of-the-way mining towns and treks through the vast wilderness, it’s a travelogue packed with insights into the history, culture and wildlife of this unique nation.
Who Should Listen
- Globetrotters
- Historians
- Lovers of nature and wildlife