| Record Number |
20901 |
| ISBN |
9781925773736 (paperback) |
| Location |
B MAC |
| Author |
Tucker, Michelle Scott, (author). |
| Title |
Elizabeth Macarthur : a life at the edge of the world / Michelle Scott Tucker. |
| Published |
Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2019. |
| ©2018. |
| Collation |
386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), 1 colour map, portraits, genealogical table ; 20 cm. |
| Content types |
cartographic image |
| still image |
| text |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
First published: 2018. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
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. A fascinating story of a remarkable woman. |
| Awards Note |
Shortlisted, Ashurst Business Literature Prize, 2018. |
| Shortlisted, CHASS Australia Book Prize, 2019. |
| Personal Name |
Macarthur, Elizabeth,1766-1850 |
| Macarthur, John,1767-1834 |
| Subject |
Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Women pioneers -- New South Wales -- Biography |
| Businesswomen -- New South Wales -- Biography |
| Sheep ranches -- Australia -- History |
| Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- New South Wales |
| Businesspeople -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography |
| Wool industry -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History |
| Internet Site |
Text Publishing website |
