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Elizabeth & John : the Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm
Atkinson, Alan2024
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Place reservation for Elizabeth & John : the Macarthurs of Elizabeth FarmElizabeth and John Macarthur were the first married couple to travel voluntarily from Europe to Australia, arriving in 1790, both aged 23, within three years of the initial invasion. John Macarthur soon became famous in New South Wales and beyond as a wool pioneer, a politician, and a builder of farms at Parramatta and Camden. For a long time, Elizabeth’s life was regarded as contingent on John’s and, more recently, John’s on Elizabeth’s.In the multi-award-winning Elizabeth and John, acclaimed historian Alan Atkinson draws on his work on the Macarthur family over 50 years to explore the dynamics of their strong and sinewy marriage, and family life across two generations. With the truth of Elizabeth and John Macarthur’s relationship much more complex and deeply human than other writers have suggested, Atkinson provides a finely drawn portrait of a powerful partnership.
Main title:
Elizabeth & John : the Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm / by Alan Atkinson.
Author:
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2024.
Collation:
xiv, 522 pages : illustrations ; 21cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliography and index.
Awards:
Winner, 2023 Ernest Scott Prize.Winner, 2023 NSW Premier's History Awards, Australian History Prize.Shortlisted, 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Australian History Prize.
ISBN:
9781761170317 (paperback)
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY
Language:
English
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BRN:
506202
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | BIOGRAPHY MACA | Onloan - Due: 17 Jan 2025 |
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