The Cattle King
Appearance
Author | Ion Idriess |
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Language | English |
Genre | biography |
Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1936 |
Publication place | Australia |
The Cattle King is an Australian biography of Sidney Kidman.[1][2]
Idriess researched and wrote it through 1935.[3][4] It was difficult for him to write, in part due to lack of help from Kidman.[5]
Reception
It was one of Ion Idriess' best selling books.[6]
References
- ^ "THE CATTLE KING". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 30 March 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "THE CATTLE KING". Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1936. p. 11 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "HEROINES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 6 July 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ The Cattle King at Idriess website
- ^ Julian Croft, 'Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 18 August 2013.
External links
- The Cattle King at Ion Idriess Fanpage
- ABC Radio program on The Cattle King from 2011