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The Remarkable Mrs Reibey by Grantlee Kieza Paperback book

The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

By Grantlee Kieza

  • ISBN: 9780733341502
  • Published: 2023-05-03
  • Binding: Paperback

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Book Description:

The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial history.

In 1791, teenage runaway and sometime horse thief Mary Reibey narrowly escaped the English gallows with transportation to the brutal new penal colony at Sydney Cove.

It was the beginning of a 60-plus year story of bravery and tenacity - within two decades Mary would overcome the stigma of her convict past to become the richest woman in colonial Australia.

Finding love early on her arrival in the new colony, Mary went on to develop a family business which grew to include a fleet of merchant vessels. Widowed at just 33 and with seven children to support, Mary would oversee the growth of that business to an international trading empire and go on to expand what is now Sydney's thriving business district while helping to bankroll many of the colony's first public services.

ISBN: 9780733341502
Author(s): Grantlee Kieza

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The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

By Grantlee Kieza Paperback
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