Ruse, commemorated as a pioneer in his adopted country, was reputedly the first prisoner ashore, carrying an officer on his back. Eventually pardoned, at Experiment Farm he became Australia's first settled farmer, the first ex-convict to be granted land and the first settler to become self-sufficient, bringing him into conflict with indigenous people. In this gripping historical novel the life of Australia's most symbolic convict is described in Ruse's own voice.
- ISBN10 1910979570
- ISBN13 9781910979570
- Publish Date 20 June 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Waterside Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 192
- Language English