Capsule Review April 1931 Issue An Economic History of Australia by Edward ShannReviewed by William L. LangerAbout the Author: My FA Anthologies Read more by William L. Langer In This Review An Economic History of Australia By Edward Shann Macmillan, 1930 456 pp. $6.00 Purchase Facebook Twitter Email My FA Saved Articles Print A competent monograph, interestingly written and presenting more especially the accomplishment of private initiative in the development of Australia.