The Cattle King
1936, Ion L Idriess's tribute to Sir Sidney Kidman
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Printing Details
First edition. Hardback, bound in the original orange cloth with printed titling to spine and upper board. 19 × 12.5cm, 354pp, map endpapers.
Ion Idriess life of Sir Sidney Kidman—the Cattle King. At the age of 13 Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. Above all, Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend.
Condition
A good copy, but it was previously owned by a smoker and has a distinct tobacco odour. There is a little fading to the spine and a forward lean but otherwise in strong readable condition.
Price
£20.00
