An autobiographical story, first published in 1926, telling of life near Cape York for a coconut plantation owner in 1911. Described as a book of travel which can be enjoyed as art”. The author was born in 1887 and became a writer after his adventurous early years.It’s 1911 and the young author has undertaken a bold plan to make his fortune by setting up a palm tree plantation at the very top of Australia. #270522R

159 p. : 1 map ; 22 cm.

McLaren, Jack, 1887-1954.  |  Literature and stories – Juvenile.  |  History – Biographies – Non-Indigenous – Autobiographies.  |  Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) — Biography.  |  Northern Territory (NT)  |  Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)