Macquarie: From Colony to Country

by Peter Butler and Harry Dillon

Macquarie charts the eventful rule of Lachlan Macquarie, governor of New South Wales from 1810 to late 1821. These were crucial years during which the fate of the colony was in the balance after years of struggle, famine, and strife culminating in a military coup against Governor William Bligh. Under Macquarie's leadership, civil rule and good order were firmly established in the colony, the population grew steadily, the settlement of Australia's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1864710306
• ISBN13: 9781864710304
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"