Mary Durack

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Mary Durack


Born
in Adelaide, Australia
February 20, 1913

Died
December 16, 1994

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Genre
History, Biography


Dame Mary Durack was an Australian author and historian. The Durack family were pioneers in the settlement of Australia by Europeans. The story of her family's history, beginning with the mid-19th century migration from Ireland, is presented by Durack in Kings in Grass Castles, and its sequel, Sons in the Saddle.

Durack married the aviator, Captain Horrie C. Miller, and had two sons and four daughters. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1977 for her services to literature. ...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 1,039 ratings · 121 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors
Kings in Grass Castles
3.79 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 1959 — 42 editions
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Sons In The Saddle
3.79 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions
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Keep Him My Country
4.04 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1955 — 11 editions
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To be heirs forever
3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions
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To Ride a Fine Horse
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The Way of the Whirlwind
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Pilgrimage
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The rock and the sand
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Yagan of the Bibbulmun
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SWAN RIVER SAGA Life of Ear...
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