Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World

Author(s): Michelle Scott Tucker

Biography

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

  • : 9781925773736
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : 0.31
  • : February 2019
  • : ---length:- '19.8'width:- '12.9'units:- Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michelle Scott Tucker
  • : BG
  • : 384
  • : English
  • : 1904
  • : Paperback