Madman's Island
$28.07
- Paperback
220 pages
- Release Date
6 February 2020
Summary
In 1920, though, as the three ex-diggers talked across the bar at the West Coast, swapping stories of the War and goings-on in Cooktown and along the coast, the pioneer vision would have still been fresh and sustained by hope and dreams. All that was needed was a little luck – which might come from the Chinese gambling den across the way, or at the races, or a tip on a ‘sure thing’, be it trepang, trochus, timber or the treasures of the earth. So that day Idriess signed up for a sure thing wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925706970 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925706974 |
| Author: | Ion Idriess |
| Publisher: | ETT Imprint |
| Imprint: | ETT Imprint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 220 |
| Release Date: | 6 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Ion Idriess
Ion Idriess (1889—1979) is one of Australia’s best-loved writers, with fifty-six books to his credit and millions of copies sold. When he returned from the First World War he wrote The Desert Column, about his experiences with the 5th Light Horse. Prospecting for Gold was his first major successful work; it immediately sold out and was reprinted constantly in the following years, as were many of his books. Idriess spent much of his life travelling throughout Australia, collecting material for his true-life stories, including Flynn of the Inland, The Red Chief and Nemarluk. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1968 for his contribution to Australian literature.
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