Kings in grass castles / Mary Durack.
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TextSeries: Vintage classicsPublisher: North Sydney, N.S.W. : Vintage, 2008Description: xv, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages. of plates. : illustrations, portraits, maps. ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781741667592Subject(s): Durack, Patrick, 1834-1898 | Durack family | Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography | Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia | Ranchers -- Australia -- BiographyDDC classification: 994.0099 Summary: When Patrick Durack left Western Ireland for Australia in 1853, he was to found a pioneering dynasty and build a cattle empire across the great stretches of Australia. With a profound sense of family history, his grand-daughter, Mary Durack reconstructed the Durack saga - a story of intrepid men and ground-breaking adventure. This sweeping tale of Australia and Australians remains a classic nearly fifty years on.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | B / DUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111056875071 |
First published in Great Britain by Constance & Co. in 1959.
Includes index.
When Patrick Durack left Western Ireland for Australia in 1853, he was to found a pioneering dynasty and build a cattle empire across the great stretches of Australia. With a profound sense of family history, his grand-daughter, Mary Durack reconstructed the Durack saga - a story of intrepid men and ground-breaking adventure. This sweeping tale of Australia and Australians remains a classic nearly fifty years on.
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