Every country has its historical myths and Australia, where such tales may be known as 'furphies', is no exception.

The ten diverse and uniquely Australian furphies exposed in this book by Authors Edward Docker and Lynette Silver, have been chosen to cover a wide range of topics, from Aboriginal Australia and early settlement to World War 2.

Some, like Fisher's Ghost, have been around for the best part of 200 years; others, such as the story of Lasseter's Reef, for a much shorter time, while the effects of an amazing gold scam, pulled off by Edward Hargraves in 1851, continue to the present day. Illustrated with a large number of photographs, drawings and maps, Fabulous Furphies shows that in the hands of skilled researchers and story-tellers, Australian history is always fascinating.