Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World by Michelle Scott Tucker
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Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World by Michelle Scott Tucker

TBM9781925773736
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ISBN: 9781925773736
Author: Michelle Scott Tucker
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Black Inc
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 2019
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400 pages
Book Type: SECONDHAND
Period: 18th and 19th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minimal edgewear.

In 1788 a young gentlewoman raised in the vicarage of an English village married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer. In any Austen novel that would be the end of the story, but for the real-life woman who became an Australian farming entrepreneur, it was just the beginning.

John Macarthur took credit for establishing the Australian wool industry and would feature on the two-dollar note, but it was practical Elizabeth who managed their holdings while dealing with the results of John's manias - duels, quarrels, court cases, a military coup, long absences overseas, grandiose construction projects and, finally, his descent into certified insanity.

Michelle Scott Tucker shines a light on an often-overlooked aspect of Australia's history in this fascinating story of a remarkable woman. (publisher blurb)

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