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    Governor Macquarie
    Governor Macquarie
    His life, times and revolutionary vision for Australia
    The first new biography of Lachlan Macquarie in decades, this book draws on a wealth of sources, both in Australia and overseas, to paint a picture of the man and his times. It must be seen as one of the great ironies of Australian history that as far as the British Government was concerned he failed in his duty as Governor of New South Wales - as was clearly documented to official minds in the official report compiled by Commissioner John Bigge. This report concluded that while Governor Macquarie had certainly supervised the building in New South Wales of some good roads and some handsome buildings (if at far too high a cost to the British taxpayers), under his government the colony had ceased to be what it was required to be: a place with a reputation for cruelty and hopelessness so terrifying that the very threat of being banished there would strike terror into the heart of any prospective malefactor. Macquarie had in fact had a vision shared by few others that New Holland had the potential to become `one of the greatest and most flourishing colonies belonging to the British Empire' - and became determined to do his part in steering the fledgling community in that direction.
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    US$ 33.99



    Book Author
    Derek Parker
    Genre History , Biography & Autobiography
    Binding
    PERFECT BINDING (PAPERBACK)
    ISBN
    9781525200007
    Publisher
    Woodslane
    Age Range
    General
    Approximate delivery

    Up to 20 business days (?)

    Publication Date
    29-Apr-2016

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