Kidman, 9780646900940
Hardcover
From runaway to cattle king: an Australian legend’s rise to empire.
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Kidman

the extraordinary life of sir sidney kidman

$97.43

  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2021

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Summary

The Cattle King: The Remarkable Life of Sidney Kidman

A beautifully illustrated hardback that celebrates the life of the man they called ‘the cattle king’, Australia’s greatest ever rural entrepreneur.

In the late 19th century, 13-year-old Sidney Kidman left home on a horse to make his fortune; over the next 50 years - and with single-minded determination - he would create a pastoral empire the size of France - the largest privately controlled pastoral empire the world has e…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780646900940
ISBN-10:0646900943
Author:Christo Reid
Publisher:Strangelove Press
Imprint:Strangelove Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:30 November 2021
Weight:1.83kg
Dimensions:29mm x 334mm x 266mm
About The Author

Christo Reid

Christo Reid, a great-grandchild of Sidney Kidman, uncovered never-before-published photographs and letters and assembled them in Kidman, an autobiography about the titular cattle king of 19th century Australia, alongside text by Jill Bowen. The result is a fascinating record of the development of one of Australia’s backbone industries and the life of a great Australian.

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