Desert Queen the Many Lives and Loves of

by Susanna de Vries

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0732282438
• ISBN13: 9780732282431
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"