This book contains both volumes of Eric Watson's Country Music of Australia. Volume 1 (from http://www.historyofcountrymusic.com.au/sources.html ) Eric Watson’s fundamental book about Australian country music. It contains a comprehensive and mostly first hand, chronological account of the lives of artists who started it all. From Tex Morton in the '30s to Tim McNamara at the end of the '40s. It contains biographies, pictures and discographies. Volume 2 (from http://www.historyofcountrymusic.com.au/sources.html ) Continues Eric Watson’s detailed record of Australian country music artists from the 40s to the late '70s providing a truly unique record of country music singers and songs from that era. Like Volume one it contains bios, pictures, discography and other valuable historical material.