Down Under

AftertalesfromtheUSAandBritain,BillBrysonturnshisrovingeyetoAustralia,theonlyislandthatisalsoacontinentandtheonlycontinentthatisalsoacountry.Itisthedriest,flattest,mostdesiccated,infertileandclimaticallyaggressiveofalltheinhabitedcontinents.Ithasmorethingsthatcankillyouinaverynastywaythatanywhereelse.YetwhenBillBrysontravelledtoAustraliahepromptlyfellinlovewiththecountry.Andwhocanblamehim?Thepeoplearecheerful,thecitiessafeandclean,thefoodisexcellent,thebeeriscoldandthesunnearlyalwaysshines.HetriestofindoutwhyAussiesaresocool,diggingupapastthatrevealsconvicts,explorers,golddiggersandoutlaws.