The Pearl King
Lehane Robert
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: First Edition
Description: 410 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.
Publishers Description: Born on a Hunter estuary, NSW, island in 1857, James Clark was orphaned at age two, arrived penniless in Brisbane ten years later, and never looked back. Starting out in Torres Strait at 23, he became the dominant figure in Australias pearlshelling industry, The Pearl King. Then, with a young partner, he built one of the nations biggest pastoral companies. He ran an oyster business in Moreton Bay that supplied gourmet markets as far away as Perth, and was prominent in Queenslands yachting and horseracing fraternities. Entrepreneurial, generous, with a reputation for straight-shooting, he lived life to the full.
ISBN: 9781925046373
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