Elizabeth MacarthurA Life at the Edge of the World
A Life at the Edge of the World
Michelle Scott Tucker
ISBN: | 9781925603422 |
Publisher: | Text Publishing Company |
Published: | 30 August, 2018 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Elizabeth MacarthurA Life at the Edge of the World
A Life at the Edge of the World
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.
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