Lachlan Macquarie
A Biography
$54.44
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1983
Summary
Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of the colony of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, left an enduring legacy to Australians.‘Ritchie has provided an exciting and dramatic account of the life and work of Macquarie. We learn, in contrast to the antiseptic treatment of the standard text books, that Macquarie was a man of strong passions, beliefs, plans and ambitions which drove him to hobnob with polite London society, to beg for promotion and favours from his superiors, to wangle commissions for his…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522843699 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522843697 |
| Author: | John Ritchie |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1983 |
| Weight: | 525g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 19mm |
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John Ritchie
Professor John Ritchie is a distinguished Australian historian who is the general editor of volumes 12, 13 and 14 and the index to volumes 1-12 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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