Lachlan Macquarie
Author: John Ritchie
ISBN: 9780522843699
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Year first published: 31 Dec 1983
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
'Ritchie has provided an exciting and dramatic account of the life and work of Macquarie. We learn, in contrast to the antiseptic treatment of the standard text books, that Macquarie was a man of strong passions, beliefs, plans and ambitions which drove him to hobnob with polite London society, to beg for promotion and favours from his superiors, to wangle commissions for his relatives, to be generous to a fault with those he sought to help and to demand unquestioning support from those he promoted or pardoned.' — Malcolm J. Kennedy, Agora
ISBN: 9780522843699
Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing
Year first published: 31 Dec 1983
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
'Ritchie has provided an exciting and dramatic account of the life and work of Macquarie. We learn, in contrast to the antiseptic treatment of the standard text books, that Macquarie was a man of strong passions, beliefs, plans and ambitions which drove him to hobnob with polite London society, to beg for promotion and favours from his superiors, to wangle commissions for his relatives, to be generous to a fault with those he sought to help and to demand unquestioning support from those he promoted or pardoned.' — Malcolm J. Kennedy, Agora
