Lasseter's Last Ride

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First edition
Author Ion Idriess
Cover artistEdgar A. Holloway
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Angus and Robertson
Publication date
1931
Publication placeAustralia

Lasseter's Last Ride is an Australian book by Ion Idriess. [1]

It was his first best seller, [2] selling more than 90,000 copies in Australia. [3]

There were five different editions of it. [4] It tells the story of Harold Bell Lasseter and Lasseter's Reef. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "THE UNFINISHED EPIC OF "DAS" LASSETER". The Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 - 1954) . Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. Julian Croft, 'Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 18 August 2013.
  3. Australia. Department of Education.; Australia. Department of Education and Science.; Australia. Commonwealth Office of Education. (February 1960) [1957], "THE BOOKS AUSTRALIANS READ", Section v. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm., Hemisphere, 4 (2), North Sydney, N.S.W: Dept. of Education and Science, ISSN   0018-0300, nla.obj-3135886198, retrieved 1 June 2023 via Trove
  4. Lassters Last Ride at Ion Idriess