Stone of Destiny by Ion L Idriess

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Pages are sunned. Foxing to foredges. Dust jacket is in fair condition with tears to edges and marks on back cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective covering.

This is the fascinating story of the diamond-stone of destiny. For as long as men have prized beautiful and precious things, the diamond has played its part in history. Kingdoms have been wrecked for diamonds, plots, and sudden death have shadowed some of the most famous stones for centuries.

Here are tales of historical diamonds, of intrigue, of fortunes won and lost, of the old Mogul and Persian conquerors, of the glittering courts of France and Tsarist Russia.

But the surprise is the story of the diamond fields of Australia, the romance of the Inverell diamond fields, where for years the rough diamonds were washed away by the tin miners as worthless pebbles. Stories of the hectic days of the Copetron diamond fields, of men, women, children, bullock drays and horses toiling up and over the Moonbi Ranges on the long, hard trail. Stories of dazzling finds, of the diamond stealers, of the fights and rivalries, and the tense atmosphere of an Australian diamond rush. (book flap)