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FRANK WELSH (born in 1931) is a historian, novelist, and former international businessman. He has written extensively on imperial British history, notably on Hong Kong, Australia, and South Africa, and is the author of Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land, which was selected as a Choice outstanding title for 2006. He divides his time between England, Australia, and Texas.

Cover painting: Louis III of the Palatinate at Constance,
Rosengartenmuseum, Konstanz/akg-images

Author photograph: Bruce Allen

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