The Cattle King

For the 1983 Australian film, see The Cattle King (film). For the 1963 film, see Cattle King.
The Cattle King
First edition
AuthorIon Idriess
LanguageEnglish
Genrebiography
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1936
Publication placeAustralia

The Cattle King is an Australian biography of Sidney Kidman.[1][2]

Idriess researched and wrote it through 1935.[3][4] It was difficult for him to write, in part due to lack of help from Kidman.[5]

Reception

It was one of Ion Idriess' best selling books.[6]

References

  1. ^ "THE CATTLE KING". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 30 March 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "THE CATTLE KING". Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1936. p. 11 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ "PERSONAL". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ "HEROINES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 6 July 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ^ The Cattle King at Idriess website
  6. ^ Julian Croft, 'Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 18 August 2013.


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