The Gifts of Frank Cobbold (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781925416220)

This biography of Frank Cobbold opens when Frank goes to sea on a Clipper aged 14. It follows him through inexperience as a Fijian trader who escaped the cannibals' cook pot and survived one of the worst hurricanes in living memory. In Australia he learned the skills of a surveyor and quickly became a sought-after and trusted station manager. Despite problems that would have defeated a less resolute man he took droughts, cheats and unyielding land tenure regulations in his stride to become one of Australia's great pioneering pastoralists. Admired by fellow bushmen, trusted by his partners and wooed by bankers, his gritty determination earned him a small fortune which he gave away. It's a remarkable story.

Author: Arthur W. Upfield
ISBN-10: 1925416224
ISBN-13: 9781925416220
Publisher: ETT Imprint
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2015
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d