Kings In Grass Castles
'The best saga of pastoral Australia ever published... hard to describe without superlatives... in a hundred years the book will still be a classic.' Meanjin
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Kings In Grass Castles Paperback ISBN: 9781741667592 Published: 01/04/2008 Imprint: Vintage Australia Extent: 192 pages Subject: Classics $12.95 RRP
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Kings In Grass Castles Paperback ISBN: 9780733801563 Published: 02/12/1997 Imprint: Bantam Australia Lic Extent: 411 pages Subject: Classics $27.95 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
β... far better than any novel; an incomparable record of a greart family and of a series of great actions.β The BulletinWhen 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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Nicole Alexander5 stars
15 April 2012 at 11:04am
ReportA marvellous story.