'Constructing Australia' tells the dramatic stories of political turmoil, private tragedy and conquest that lie at the heart of three epic engineering events in Australia's history: the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Perth-Kalgoorlie Pipeline and the Overland Telegraph. Combining a wealth of rare archival images with a richly researched narrative, this volume presents the grand sweep of events and the human drama behind each project.
Here is the scale of their vision for Australia's place in the world.