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  • Dangerous to Know
    Duncan Richardson
    Medicine in the mid 19th century was on the threshold of life-saving discoveries and developments so a doctor might use leeches to suck blood one day and an anesthetic the next. But in the zone of mental illness, real treatment was still very distant. Most doctors believed that cold water immersion, straight jackets and brandy would cure a disturbed person. In Queensland’s earl...
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    34,02 €

  • Civilising Brisbane
    Duncan Richardson
    Three Colonial Women who changed the face of a city. In the second half of the 19th century, Diamantina Bowen, Sister Ellen Whitty and Eliza O’Connell battled indifference and prejudice to improve health care, the arts and education in Brisbane. Crossing the sectarian divide, they often worked together and their letters and diaries reveal a fascinating story of struggle to im...
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    16,38 €

  • Futurevision
    Delia Strange / Duncan Richardson / Jodie Lane
    Since humankind was able to imagine, stories about the future both immediate and far-reaching have been passed on. We ask ourselves: Will we, as a species, be able to overcome our differences and work together? Will planet Earth be salvaged or abandoned? Will we be able to connect with other humans in a digital age? Will we be able to recognise ourselves and our society in...
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    7,23 €

  • Year of Disaster
    Duncan Richardson
    A history of Brisbane in 1864, when the town was struggling to overcome a series of five disasters and the men in power were more concerned with their political squabbles than with solving the problems around them. ...
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    24,03 €

  • Verses To A Baby (1917)
    Grace Duncan Ely Richardson
    ''Verses To A Baby'' is a collection of poems written by Grace Duncan Ely Richardson and published in 1917. The book is a compilation of verses that are addressed to a baby, celebrating the joys and wonders of infancy. The poems are filled with tender and loving sentiments, capturing the essence of the bond between a parent and child. Richardson’s writing style is simple and ly...
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    28,55 €