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The Far Horizon
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Series: Macquarie, Book 2
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ISBN10: 1912598639
ISBN13: 9781912598632
Publisher: Gretta Curran Browne
Published: Jan 28 2019
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781912598632
Publisher: Gretta Curran Browne
Published: Jan 28 2019
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
A stand-alone novel, and also the second novel in The Macquarie Series
As a young British officer, Lachlan Macquarie served his country in America, the West Indies, India and Egypt, but now he is being asked to go to a wilderness on the other side of the world where famine and strife amongst the inhabitants is flourishing.A firm hand is needed, but when he arrives Lachlan surprises the population by showing them he is not only firm, he is also fair.
As a young British officer, Lachlan Macquarie served his country in America, the West Indies, India and Egypt, but now he is being asked to go to a wilderness on the other side of the world where famine and strife amongst the inhabitants is flourishing.A firm hand is needed, but when he arrives Lachlan surprises the population by showing them he is not only firm, he is also fair.
George Jarvis, now grown to a young man, travels with him, and it is there George meets Mary Neely, a young, embittered English girl, who falls in love with George and learns from him about the goodness of life.
Set in the early nineteenth century, The Far Horizon is a story about the genesis of a nation, and the man who turned a convict colony into a country, and named it Australia.
Set in the early nineteenth century, The Far Horizon is a story about the genesis of a nation, and the man who turned a convict colony into a country, and named it Australia.
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