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La Trobe : Traveller Writer Governor
Governor la trobe biography books
La Trobe: Traveller, Writer, Governor will reward the discerning reader with the fullest understanding yet of Victoria’s much-misunderstood first Governor.
Dr Andrew Lemon, former President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, in praising John Barnes' fair-minded credibility says; ‘Charles Joseph La Trobe, from wherever he now watches, should be eternally grateful that John Barnes chose to be his biographer.’ One more quote from Lemon is a must; ‘The great strength of this book, in addition to its clear and elegant prose, is its fair-mindedness.
Its great originality is its lucid literary analysis which helps us understand the man.
Barnes takes us on a journey with La Trobe exploring his life in the 38 years before he saw Melbourne and his ‘recovery’ and life after his last career highlight.
Barnes’ intention is ‘to te