Thank you, Jean Yes, that's what I as looking for; susan Lumpkin said Larry is willing to scan the series if he can find the books cheaply enough; I'd love to proof them. I don't remember who requested then. It was a long time ago, but they sounded like very readable and enjoyable books and I think they'll be good additions to the collection for thos who like historical fiction On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Jean McDonald <jjmcdee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Cindy: > > I don't know if this is what you're thinking of but there's a series of 12 > books by William Stuart Long (aka Vivian Stuart, V. A. Stuart) called "The > Australians." I haven't read them but the books begin in about the 18th > Century and ends in the 20th Century. > > Jean McDonald > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> Does anyone remember the series or author of the series of historical >> fiction about the country of Australia--not books set in Australia, like A >> Town Called Alice,,but about the settling and various periods in the >> history of the country? Someone had requested the books for the collection; >> I can't scan and don't know if any of the series was scanned; I'd like >> to get the books from the library to read--though if they aren't in the >> collection and someone wants to scan them I'd love to proof them. I tried >> searching the collection but not remembering any titles or the author, I >> only came up with A Town called Alice when I put Australia n the search >> box. And when I tried Amazon I only found straight history; the >> synopses of the bocks made them sound very interesting. ( >> > >