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    The Last Days of Zane Grey
    The Last Days of Zane Grey
    <b>The untold story of Hollywood legend Zane Grey's Australian adventures.</b><br/><br/>Zane Grey was the world's first millionaire author, inventor of the western in both literature and Hollywood films, globally feted as a celebrity adventurer. But until now his adventures in Australia have been little known. <br/><br/>Grey first sailed to Australia in the mid-1930s to pursue the new sport of game fishing and a secret Australian lover, but behind the scenes he was in trouble. While chasing world records in game fishing at Bermagui and showing Australians how to create new industries from their marine resources, Grey was also scrambling to protect his precarious finances by making the first ever 'Jaws' movie at Queensland's Hayman Island. <br/><br/>Amid all the drama that followed him, Grey was on a singular quest to test himself against an epic-sized great white shark - leading to the fight of his life in the wild seas off Port Lincoln. <br/><br/>In the tradition of Grey's own action-packed westerns, Vicki Hastrich's biography is a tale of a new frontier and a grand portrayal of Australian and American dreams, showcasing wilderness while bringing a missing part of Australia's history into dazzling light. <br/><br/>'Utterly absorbing! Vicki Hastrich's deeply perceptive portrait of writer Zane Grey recovers a kind of twentieth-century Captain Ahab in a rip-roaring tale of obsession, money and high adventure.' <br/><b>Grace Karskens, Emeritus Professor of History, author of <i>People of the River</i></b> <br/><br/>'Zane Grey's writing set the stage for the western movie genre, however the characters he created to populate that world did not compare to those he met in Australia whilst chasing the giants of the sea. Vicki Hastrich has uncovered a story as big as the Great White Shark that haunted the famous fisherman's dreams.' <b>Scott Levi, ABC broadcaster and host of the <i>Big Fish</i> podcast</b> <br/><br/>'Zane Grey's fishing exploits in Australia in the 1930s are the stuff of legend. Here we finally meet the man himself, warts and all, vividly brought to life by Vicki Hastrich in this gritty, honest, always fascinating biography.' <b>Dr Julian Pepperell, marine biologist and author of <i>Fishes of the Open Ocean</i></b>
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    Book Author
    Vicki Hastrich
    Genre Arts, Music & Entertainment , Biography & Autobiography
    Binding
    PERFECT BINDING (PAPERBACK)
    Format
    Large Print 16 Pt Edition (Standard Large Print)
    ISBN
    9781038708175
    Publisher
    Allen & Unwin Book Publishers
    Age Range
    General
    Approximate delivery

    Up to 20 business days (?)

    Publication Date
    04-Nov-2025

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