Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World
Author(s): Michelle Scott Tucker
In 1788 a young gentlewoman raised in the vicarage of an English village married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer. In any Austen novel that would be the end of the story, but for the real-life woman who became an Australian farming entrepreneur, it was just the beginning.John Macarthur took credit for establishing the Australian wool industry and would feature on the two-dollar note, but it was practical Elizabeth who managed their holdings-while dealing with the results of John?s manias- duels, quarrels, court cases, a military coup, long absences overseas, grandiose construction projects and, finally, his descent into certified insanity.Michelle Scott Tucker shines a light on an often-overlooked aspect of Australia?s history in this fascinating story of a remarkable woman.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Text Publishing Company
- : Text Publishing Company
- : 0.31
- : 31 January 2019
- : books
Special Fields
- : BG
- : 384
- : English
- : 1904
- : Paperback
- : Michelle Scott Tucker