Published in 1880s, 'Representative Men of South Australia' is the first of a pair of books containing brief biographies of great South Australian colonialists, written by George E. Loyau.
Two hundred and sixty-seven biographies of founders and pioneers of South Australia are included in this book. They cover people in several different walks of life and range in length and detail. The book includes information on their early life, their career, their role in South Australia's development and their families as well as other relevant information. Some biographies are accompanied by portrait drawings.
This book by the well known George Loyau, is useful for anyone interested in early South Australia and its most influential people.
This is a facsimile printing of the original book, done by Austaprint in 1978.
Condition:
Good condition, all pages and cover intact, but does have a partially faded front cover and spine. A stamp with previous owners name is on the inside back cover.
