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The Gold Seekers - cover

The Gold Seekers

Vivian Stuart

Publisher: Jentas Ehf

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Summary

The thirteenth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
 
Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.
 
During the 1850s on a promise of fertile soil, the wilderness of Australia had been tamed by proud men and passionate women like the Broomes or Tempests. This first line of pioneers had worked the land for the betterment of the colony. But when gold was discovered in the rugged hills and desolate outback, a different type of pioneers made their way into the wilderness: The Gold seekers.
Available since: 04/12/2023.
Print length: 350 pages.

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