Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of
In the 1890s, when a woman's role was seen as marrying well and raising a family, Daisy Bates reinvented herself from humble governess to heiress-traveller and 'woman of science'. She would become one of the best-known and most controversial ethnologists in history, and one of the fi rst people to put Aboriginal culture on the map. Born into tough circumstances, Daisy's prospects were dim; her father an alcoholic bootmaker, her mother dying of consumption when Daisy was only four years old. through sheer strength of will, young Daisy overcame her miserable start, and in 1883 she migrated to Australia with a boatload of orphans, passing herself off as an heiress who taught for fun. Marriage followed - first with the young Breaker Morant, then bigamously with two other husbands. For decades she led a double life. But who was the real Daisy Bates? While other biographies have presented her as a saint, historian Susanna de Vries gives readers a more complex portrait of the 'Queen of the Never Never'.
1144754562
Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of
In the 1890s, when a woman's role was seen as marrying well and raising a family, Daisy Bates reinvented herself from humble governess to heiress-traveller and 'woman of science'. She would become one of the best-known and most controversial ethnologists in history, and one of the fi rst people to put Aboriginal culture on the map. Born into tough circumstances, Daisy's prospects were dim; her father an alcoholic bootmaker, her mother dying of consumption when Daisy was only four years old. through sheer strength of will, young Daisy overcame her miserable start, and in 1883 she migrated to Australia with a boatload of orphans, passing herself off as an heiress who taught for fun. Marriage followed - first with the young Breaker Morant, then bigamously with two other husbands. For decades she led a double life. But who was the real Daisy Bates? While other biographies have presented her as a saint, historian Susanna de Vries gives readers a more complex portrait of the 'Queen of the Never Never'.
22.99
In Stock
5
1
![Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of](http://vs-images.bn-web.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.13.3_ATG-32734)
Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of
304![Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of](http://vs-images.bn-web.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.13.3_ATG-32734)
Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of
304
22.99
In Stock
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780732282431 |
---|---|
Publisher: | Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd |
Publication date: | 03/01/2008 |
Pages: | 304 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.68(d) |
From the B&N Reads Blog