'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
'... far better than any novel; an incomparable record of a great family and of a series of great actions.' The Bulletin
When 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.
By:
Mary Durack Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 332g ISBN:9780143790730 ISBN 10: 0143790730 Pages: 448 Publication Date:19 March 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Dame Mary Durack DBE OBE was born to the heritage of a pioneering family. Long recognised as one of Australia's great literary figures, she wrote 15 books, short stories, poems, plays and film scripts. She died in 1994.