Hamilton Hume: The Life & Times of Our Greatest Explorer by Robert Macklin

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Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with stickers, stamps and protective plastic covering. Minimal edgewear.

Less known than other Australian explorers, author Rober Macklin argues that Hamilton Hume was our greatest explorer. Hamilton Hume, a man with a profound understanding of the Aboriginal people and an almost mystical relationship with the Australian bush, led settlers from the cramped surrounds of Sydney Town to the vast fertile country that would provide the wealth to found and sustain a new nation.