Comanches the True Hunters of the Plains
A critical review of Fehrenbach’s Comanches, detailing their rise as mounted horse Indians, adoption of firearms, and resistance to European conquest. The essay traces the collapse of Comanche society after 1849 amid Anglo expansion, buffalo destruction, and disease, concluding with a verdict on the book’s vivid, well illustrated narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mllennia
America
Siberia
Alaska
Columbus
Orient
Rockies
Texas Plains
Fehrenbach
Texas
Mexico
Louisiana
Plains
West
Prairies
Great Plains
California
Kansas
Santa Fe Trail
Big Prairie
One of Nature's Gentlemen and Other Hibberd Plays Review
Barry Humphries and Norman Gunston satire energizes Australian bar-room humor in Hibberd's Three Popular Plays. Nellie Melba and Les Darcy characters anchor a panorama of Australian identity. The Les Carey Show adds sober note. Offstage voices and period music streamline transitions in a broad, theatrical critique.
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Barry Humphries
Norman Gunston
Nature
Bull and Mousey
Jack Hibberd
Nellie Melba
Les Darcy
ABC
Hibberd
Melba
Nellie
Toasic
Richmond
Ibberd
Les Carey
Darcy
The Fighting Admirals by Oliver Warner review
Oliver Warner’s naval history work examines admired admirals from Hawke to Nimitz, highlighting their abilities and weaknesses. The book covers British figures, with French and American subjects also featured, focusing on strategic impact over showy battles and the men who faced decisive maritime power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Warner
Royal
Hawke
Nimitz
Royal Navy
Warner
Oscar Wilde biography reviewed as witty life and legend
Maurice Dunlevy analyzes Oscar Wilde by Hyde noting the biography treats Wilde as both comedian and legend. The piece highlights Wilde's Dublin and Oxford youth, American lecture triumphs, troubled marriage, trials over homosexuality, imprisonment, exile, and Paris death, emphasizing wit and stage-worthy life episodes.
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Hecke
Oscar Wilde
Yre
Mr Hyde
Dublin
Oxford
America
Wilde
Paris
George Bernard Shaw
Oscar Wilde the Superb Comedian of His Time
Oscar Wilde, famed wit and playwright, inspired a wave of anecdotes about his genius and sharp humor. The piece recounts cantankerous quips about Lady Windermere's Fan, The Importance of Being Earnest, and his habit of turning questions about success into self assured jests.
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Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Oscar
Brookfield
Native Legends Marred by Western Art in Dreamtime Book
A review of Joe Nangan and Hugh Edwards's Native Legends Marred, criticizing Nangan's drawings for using linear perspective and lacking Aboriginal stylistic depth. The essay notes translation issues, prose that dulls the legends, and praises Nangan’s direct voice samples while urging a bolder, more authentic presentation of Dreamtime stories.
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Joe Nangan
North Western Australia
Hugh Edwards
Rais
Spirit Men
Joe
A. W. Reed
Australia
A. H
Roger Hart
Whowhie
Murray River
BITE OF DEATH FROM MARKETS AND FIBRE
A book review by John Hay critiques a text by Dr Andrew Stanway on dietary fibre and Western life expectancy. It argues that high refined foods and lack of roughage fuel obesity diabetes and heart disease, while subsistence farming groups show different disease patterns. The reviewer highlights the book's call for more fibre and notes historical life expectancy trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Stanway
Souvenir Press
John Hay
The Twenties by Edmund Wilson Edited by Leon Edel
A retrospective on Edmund Wilson's The Twenties edited posthumously by Leon Edel. The work draws from 41 ledger notebooks and miscellaneous pages, offering observations of the 1920s with autobiographical framing. Edel explains editorial choices and notes Wilson's circle including Fitzgerald and Parker. The book mixes fragmentary recollections with critical commentary, appealing to a niche readership despite high price.
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Edmund Wilson
Wilson
Leon Edel
Citizens
University of Hawaii
Ilson
Del
Edel
John Peale Bishop
America
Hollywood
Scott Fitzgerald
Edna Millay
Dorothy Parker
Dos Passos
Bu Pee Ong
Rusty Moore
Dec
Anna
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North America
T. R. Fehrenbach
George Allen & Unwin
Richardson
Cortes
Outback Press
Charles Mountford
Historic
Robin Smith
Son
Kangaroo
Gavin Souter
Home Tanners Handbook
June Vivian
Dionne Lucas Book OF French Cooking
Eee
Feld
Complete Book OF the Quarter Horse
Veteran and
Vintage Cars OF
Nsw
Dalton's
Canberra City
Cassell
Frank Cranston
Colins Book Depot
Woden Plaza
T. Woden
Ujriters
Maurice Dunlevy
Lady Indemere
Lad Windemere
Lord Ribblesdale
Mr Wilde
Thomas Nelson
Nancy Parker
Joe Mangan
Sun
Stanway
Augustus
Macmillan
Brian Jeffrey
Birdwood Street
Hughes
Neg Suerte
Beauty OF
Barrier Reef
Las Vegas
Kingston Newsagency
THE
Alternative
New Zealand
Fife
Manu
Cloudburst
Home Gardener's Guide
Uvestock
Northbourne Avenue
Canberra
Mmay
A.B.C
Johnstones Civic Centre
Northbourne Ave
Civic
Tnenik Han Wiwa
Linas
Setul
Prin Mute Res Sets
Esa Eye
Pra
Indi
Fis
Aheg
Rocus Dic Mid
Lu Hs Har
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