French Connection: Australia's cosmopolitan ambitions

Author: Alexis Bergantz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 **Shortlisted, NSW Premier's History Awards 2022, Australian History Prize The French have been integral to the Australian story since European colonisation. Escaped convicts from New Caledonia, wool buyers from Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing, gold-diggers, artisans, teachers and cafe owners, they were not always the creme de la creme. French Connection provides a fascinating insight into how the culture of Frenchness influenced a new nation anxious to prove itself to the world....Read more