The Sleeping City by David A Weston
SKU: B-001813

The Sleeping City

Author: David A Weston
Special Features: Illustrated
Condition: In very good condition. Clean and tidy pages. Free of writing. Free of dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Secondhand copy — please check photos and condition notes.
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The Sleeping City by David A Weston unwraps Australia’s past through its weather-worn graves and headstones, blending biography, cultural history and genealogy into a richly illustrated true story. First published in 1993 by the Society of Australian Genealogists, this trade paperback takes young-adult and adult readers beyond dry records, showing how tombstones quietly chronicle national identity.

Weston’s meticulous research spotlights burial sites across the continent, revealing engineering quirks, forgotten customs and the personal tales etched in stone. Each illustrated page pairs archival images with crisp commentary, making the book as visually engaging as it is informative for historians, family researchers and anyone curious about Australian heritage.

This gently used copy remains in very good shape: pages are clean, free of writing or dog-ears, the binding is tight, and it comes from a smoke-free home. A reliable addition to any history or genealogy shelf.