Adventurers, Pioneers and Misfits: Australia's Most Amazing True Life Stories
- ISBN-10
- 176087762X
- ISBN-13
- 9781760877620
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03
- Author
- Jim Haynes
Description
From an eccentric musical genius to an escaped convict who ended up Japan, Jim Haynes reveals some of Australia's most amazing, and sometimes unbelievable, true life stories
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