Author: Ellis, M. H.
Title: John Macarthur.
Description: Sydney Angus & Robertson, 1955. 1st ed. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in fair dustjacket), single colour plate, black & white photos, frontispiece, maps including endpapers, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (flap edges lightly foxed, few edge tears, slight loss top spine, corners chipped, spine faded & lightly foxed, slightly rubbed), edges little foxed, pages lightly toned, dustjacket protected by removable semi archival plastic sleeve. 603 pp. This is the first full-length biography of John Macarthur published in the 150th year after he returned from England with the first authenticated pure merino sheep, and after having persuaded the British Privy Council that wool was the secret of the future growth of the colony of New South Wales. The broad outline and the detail of the story have been verified by careful research and covered by many reference notes and a bibliography which makes this book the authoritative work on its subject and upon the governments of Hunter, King, and Bligh. The author removes many of the fallacies about Macarthur's lowly origins. This book will aid the serious student of early Australian history, and prove fascinating reading for everyone interested in the origins of Australian life and prosperity and the people who shaped them.

Keywords: australian biography, australian history, rural, farming, sheep, merinos, wool, new south wales (nsw), sydney


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