Australia on Horseback: The Story of the Horse and the Making of a Nation by Cameron Forbes

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Wear to book edges near spine. Dust jacket has some creasing at spine top and tail. Interior and binding are excellent.

Cameron Forbes uses the motif of the horse to tell the wider Australian story of settlement, exploration, dispossession and warfare. Australia on Horseback is a masterful achievement, a comprehensively researched and beautifully told history of a developing nation and a powerful tribute to the horse - bearer of men, hopes, fears and dreams.