His Majesty's Spanish flock : Sir Joseph Banks and the merinos of George III of England
Carter, H. B.UUUU
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This book presents in narrative form the origins and growth of merino sheep. In time the flock became the means through which evolved the basic practices and ideas leading to the nineteenth-century systems of sheep breeding and wool marketing in Australia
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Sydney : N.S.W., Angus & Robertson
Collation:
520 p. illustrations
Contents:
The Background, 1700-1800; The Foreground, 1782-1788; The Savants, 1782-1794; The British Factories, 1787-1792; The Diplomats, 1787-1792; The Faithful Shepherd, 1788-1811; The Royal Fleece, 1788-1809; The King's Grace, 1791-1799; The Patriots, 1792-1803; The Pagoda, 1804-1810; The Spanish Shepherds, 1808; The Wicked Uncle, 1809; The Twilight Years, 1810-1820; The Legacy, 1788-1962 (Penrith and Blue Mountains mentioned on page 437)
Dewey class:
636.366
Language:
English
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BRN:
17492
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 636.366 CAR | Available |