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Hamilton Hume : the life and times of our greatest explorer / Robert Macklin.

Hamilton Hume : the life and times of our greatest explorer / Robert Macklin.

While English-born soldiers, sailors and surveyors have claimed pride of place among the explorers of the young New South Wales colony, the real pathfinder was a genuine native-born Australian. Hamilton Hume, a man with a profound understanding of the Aboriginal people and an almost mystical relationship with the Australian bush, led settlers from the cramped surrounds of Sydney Town to the vast fertile country that would provide the wealth to found and sustain a new nation. Robert Macklin, author of the critically acclaimed DARK PARADISE, tells the heroic tale of this young Australian man who outdid his English 'betters' by crossing the Blue Mountains, finding a land route from Sydney to Port Phillip and opening up western New South Wales. His contribution to the development of the colony was immense but downplayed in deference to explorers of British origin. HAMILTON HUME uncovers this brave man's achievements and paints an intriguing and at times shocking portrait of colonial life, by the author of the bestselling SAS SNIPER.

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Shelf Location B HUME
Author Macklin, Robert, 1941-
Title Hamilton Hume : the life and times of our greatest explorer / Robert Macklin.
Cover title Hamilton HUme : our greatest explorer
Publication Details Sydney, NSW Hachette Australia, 2016.
©2016
Description xviii, 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes "The epic story of the man who discovered Australia's greatest rivers and richest farmlands"--Cover.
While English-born soldiers, sailors and surveyors have claimed pride of place among the explorers of the young New South Wales colony, the real pathfinder was a genuine native-born Australian. Hamilton Hume, a man with a profound understanding of the Aboriginal people and an almost mystical relationship with the Australian bush, led settlers from the cramped surrounds of Sydney Town to the vast fertile country that would provide the wealth to found and sustain a new nation. Robert Macklin, author of the critically acclaimed DARK PARADISE, tells the heroic tale of this young Australian man who outdid his English 'betters' by crossing the Blue Mountains, finding a land route from Sydney to Port Phillip and opening up western New South Wales. His contribution to the development of the colony was immense but downplayed in deference to explorers of British origin. HAMILTON HUME uncovers this brave man's achievements and paints an intriguing and at times shocking portrait of colonial life, by the author of the bestselling SAS SNIPER.
Subject Hume, Hamilton, -- 1797-1873
Explorers -- Australia -- Biography
Australia -- Discovery and exploration
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