The Best of Idriess Series (Eight-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Ion L. Idriess
Binding: Hardback
Published: Penrith, The Discovery Press, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on book blocks.
The Best of Idriess assembles eight of Ion Idriess’s most compelling works into a definitive set that chronicles the grit, grandeur, and mythology of Australian frontier life. From the harrowing pursuit of lost gold in Lasseter’s Last Ride to the pioneering medical feats in Flynn of the Inland, Idriess presents firsthand accounts and vivid reconstructions that instruct readers in the physical and moral landscapes of early 20th-century Australia. The Desert Column and Drums of Mer illustrate the brutality and camaraderie of war and tribal life, while The Cattle King and Forty Fathoms Deep detail the ambition and peril of pastoral and pearling empires. Lightning Ridge and The Red Chief uncover the drama of opal mining and Indigenous leadership, respectively, grounding national identity in lived experience and oral tradition.
Author: Ion L. Idriess
Binding: Hardback
Published: Penrith, The Discovery Press, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Foxing on book blocks.
The Best of Idriess assembles eight of Ion Idriess’s most compelling works into a definitive set that chronicles the grit, grandeur, and mythology of Australian frontier life. From the harrowing pursuit of lost gold in Lasseter’s Last Ride to the pioneering medical feats in Flynn of the Inland, Idriess presents firsthand accounts and vivid reconstructions that instruct readers in the physical and moral landscapes of early 20th-century Australia. The Desert Column and Drums of Mer illustrate the brutality and camaraderie of war and tribal life, while The Cattle King and Forty Fathoms Deep detail the ambition and peril of pastoral and pearling empires. Lightning Ridge and The Red Chief uncover the drama of opal mining and Indigenous leadership, respectively, grounding national identity in lived experience and oral tradition.