{"product_id":"2026600000562-secondhand-inheritors-a-novel","title":"Inheritors: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Poor                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Damaged\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: he boards and DJ show moderate moisture damage but remain structurally sound with content intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of Australian historical fiction, Landtakers: The Story of an Epoch chronicles the brutal and unrelenting struggle of early European settlers to carve out an existence in the harsh Queensland frontier of the nineteenth century. Brian Penton's novel follows Dirk Carr, a young Englishman who arrives in colonial Australia with ambitions of prosperity, only to find himself hardened and morally compromised by the savage demands of the land and the violent conflicts with its Indigenous inhabitants. Written with unflinching realism and a darkly unsentimental tone, the narrative strips away any romantic notions of pioneering life, presenting instead a raw portrait of greed, survival, and the corrosive cost of conquest. Penton's prose is muscular and unsparing, illustrating how the colonial project transforms men as much as it transforms the landscape. First published in 1934, Landtakers remains a bold and controversial cornerstone of Australian literature, admired for its willingness to confront the moral ambiguities at the heart of the nation's founding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792283152603,"sku":"2026600000562-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b65ff4a6-aa5e-4750-85ca-1d12ca69efbe.png?v=1779274613","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000562-secondhand-inheritors-a-novel","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}