Posted on August 25, 2015 by Sarah Fairbairn
The Cattle King by Ion L. Idriess. First published in 1936 (my edition re-published 2013). 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…
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