Alexander Forrest: His Life and Times by G C Bolton

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top foredge. Previous owner has signed front cover and inside front cover. Dust jacket has scuffing to front cover. Some minor tears at corners. Dust jacket now enclosed in protective plastic dust jacket wrap.

Though usually relegated to the obscurity of being Lord Forrest's younger brother, Alexander Forrest (1849-1901) is himself a striking and attractive figure. Explorer, politician, pioneer pastoralist and capitalist, he was distinguished by a certain bold enterprise both in the exploration of his youth and in his later career as a financier.

The book is thoroughly documented, much of the material being drawn from Forrest's own journals. (book flap)