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The Kidnapped Squatter: And Other Australian Tales

Andrew Robertson

The Kidnapped Squatter: And Other Australian Tales

Hardcover (Forgotten Books Feb. 14, 2019)
Excerpt from The Kidnapped Squatter: And Other Australian TalesWith this money in his pocket, and double its value in experience stowed away somewhere, he determined to begin the world anew. He chose the colony in which our scene is laid as the most likely place in which to better his prospects, and here he arrived in the year 1840. He leased a small station, stocked it with sheep and cattle, throve apace, and at the period when our tale begins was one of the most extensive squatters in the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
ISBN
0483392251 / 9780483392250
Pages
266
Weight
17.6 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 0.6 in.

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