Over Earth and Ocean: The Archers of Tolderodden and Gracemere: A Norse-Australian Saga 1819-1965 by Lorna McDonald

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. General wear to book edges and corners. Water stain on right foredge. Pages are all separated. Please see images for more information. Blue pen mark on half-title page.

The story of nine adventurous brothers sent out from Norway to make their life on the Australian frontier in the mid-1800s. They became intrepid pioneers, sailors, explorers and gold-diggers, leaving behind them a Europe with no promise.

In colonial Australia, the brothers trekked overland before establishing their pastoral dynasty at Gracemere near Rockingham, Central Queensland.

Includes index.