Title The startling story of Lachlan Macquarie : founding father of failure? / story by Michael Sedunary ; artwork by Bern Emmerichs

Published Victoria, Australia : Berbay Publishing, 2017

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	994.402092 Macqua Sed/Sso		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	994.402092 Macqua Sed/Sso		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	994.402092 Macqua Sed/Sso		AVAILABLE

Description 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm Summary Lachlan Macquarie's gravestone bears the inscription, Father of Australia. That's quite a claim, but is this a title Macquarie really deserves? He is rightly celebrated for his inspired infrastructure building and his enlightened treatment of convicts and emancipists, but his treatment of the Indigenous population was far from enlightened. And then there was the Bigge report to the British Parliament that was scathing in its criticism of Macquarie's governorship, on the grounds that he was far too democratic. So how are we to think of this towering figure of Australian history: founding father or failure? Michael Sedunary's narrative is both informative and interactive; he poses questions and points out modern parallels. Bern Emmerichs 'extraordinary illustrations capture the lively naivete of the painting and drawings of that time with the sophisticated, clever techniques of illustration today Notes Recipient of the Children's Book Council of Australia award for "Notable Australian Children's Books, 2018" (Eve Pownall award) Subject Macquarie, Lachlan, 1761-1824. Macquarie, Lachlan, 1761-1824 -- Juvenile literature. Governors -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography. Governors -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. SUBJECT New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- 1788-1851 Australia -- History -- 1788-1851. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592 New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- 1788-1851 -- Juvenile literature Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592 -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674 Genre/Form Biography. History. Juvenile works. Biographies. Author Emmerichs, Bern, illustrator ISBN 9780994384102 (hardback) 0994384106 (hardback)

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