{"product_id":"rachel-jeff-mcgill-9781760879983","title":"Rachel: Brumby Hunter, Medicine Woman, Bushrangers' Ally and Troublemaker for Good . . . the Remarkable Pioneering Life of Rachel Kennedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eRachel Kennedy stood out on a wild frontier dominated by men . . . her extraordinary and unputdownable pioneering story is told for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Just a girl, but when it came to chasing wild horses nobody questioned Rachel Kennedy's skill in a saddle. What raised eyebrows was the type of saddle she used: a man's.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel Kennedy was a colonial folk hero. Born in the wild and remote Warrumbungle mountains of western New South Wales in 1845, she was described by Duke Tritton of \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e as Australia's greatest pioneer woman of them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel caught brumbies, hid bushrangers, went to war with squatter kings, fed starving families during the shearing strikes, worked as a revered bush nurse and midwife, and fought for the underdog after observing the bitter experiences of the Chinese on the goldfields. She also built rare friendships with Aboriginal people, including a lifelong relationship with her 'sister' Mary Jane Cain, a proud campaigner for the rights of her people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeticulously researched and written with compelling energy, this is a vivid and at times heartbreaking story of a pioneering woman who left a legacy that went well beyond her lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff McGill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760879983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760879983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jeff McGill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519317815551,"sku":"9781760879983","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_693b5122-4a36-46c4-9a83-a862c4b97dfa.jpg?v=1778737248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rachel-jeff-mcgill-9781760879983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}