Kidman : the forgotten king
Bowen, Jill, 1943-2007
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the true story of the greatest pastoral landholder in modern history As a barely literate youth of thirteen, Sidney Kidman ran away from home and worked as an odd-job boy in a grog shanty in outback Australia. He went on to become the greatest pastoral landholder in modern history, acquiring a legendary reputation both at home and abroad as the Cattle King. Kidman was much more than a grazier. In addition to his many successful business ventures and his contributions to the war effort, he was driven by a grand plan for the remote arid areas of Australia. this kept him locked in a battle with the land - and against drought. Wealth, power, fame and honours did not change Sidney Kidman. He remained the homespun, gregarious bushman for whom men worked with an almost savage loyalty. Greatly admired, he also had many enemies, and in his later years was dogged by controversies and untruths. this book explores the fascinating Kidman legend, and gives a balanced, thoroughly entertaining account of this larger-than-life Australian and his exceptional achievements.
Main title:
Kidman : the forgotten king / Jill Bowen.
Author:
Bowen, Jill, 1943-, author
Edition:
20th anniversary edition.
Imprint:
London : Fourth Estate, 2007.
Collation:
xiv, 521 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical table, facsimiles ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published: 1987."The true story of the greatest pastoral landholder in modern history"--Cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780732286101 (pbk)0732286107 (pbk)
Dewey class:
338.176
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
79058
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