Macquarie's World
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Pencil underlining throughout.
A Vivid, Definitive Exploration of a Foundational Australian Era: In this celebrated historical chronicle, distinguished author Marjorie Barnard paints an intimate and analytical portrait of early Australian settlement through the towering lens of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s tenure from 1810 to 1821. Rather than presenting a dry assembly of colonial records, Barnard masterfully dissects the complex web of social classes, currency crises, and architectural ambitions that defined the nascent colony. From the high-stakes political clashes in Sydney's government houses to the raw survival struggles of emancipists and New South Wales Corps officers, the text uncovers a society dramatically caught between its penal origins and its potential as a free nation.
Author: Marjorie Barnard
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Pencil underlining throughout.
A Vivid, Definitive Exploration of a Foundational Australian Era: In this celebrated historical chronicle, distinguished author Marjorie Barnard paints an intimate and analytical portrait of early Australian settlement through the towering lens of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s tenure from 1810 to 1821. Rather than presenting a dry assembly of colonial records, Barnard masterfully dissects the complex web of social classes, currency crises, and architectural ambitions that defined the nascent colony. From the high-stakes political clashes in Sydney's government houses to the raw survival struggles of emancipists and New South Wales Corps officers, the text uncovers a society dramatically caught between its penal origins and its potential as a free nation.