**Traces Magazine subscribers only**
Happy Friday Traces readers! It's time for our weekly Friday Book Giveaway!
This week's chosen book is from our friends at Wakefield Press: A Most Surprising Man - The Life of Victor Marra Newland, written by Mary Anne Fitzgerald.
Victor Marra Newland OBE MC DCM - hunter, soldier and entrepreneur - was descended from Australian pioneers. In 1838 his English grandfather the Rev'd Ridgway Newland landed in the new colony of South Australia. His father Simpson Newland opened up the New South Wales outback with sheep stations on the Darling and Paroo rivers. At the dawn of the 20th century, with Australia's unknown frontiers already claimed, Marra looked to Africa to make his fortune. In 1904 he started British East Africa's first safari company in partnership with another Australian, Leslie Tarlton. Along the way he fought in the Boer War and later in the East Africa campaign in World War One.
Marra's tales of shipwrecks, charging rhino, hunting elephant for their ivory and the settlers' increasingly frustrated attempts to stake land claims make for fascinating and well-paced tales. This book vividly sketches a portrait of a country in the making and the man who embraced and was transformed by his adopted land.
To enter: Like the post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: "What is your favourite Australian movie?
https://www.facebook.com/TracesMag/photos/a.262237540469159/5874620545897469/Entries close Monday 8 March 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Traces Magazine subscribers only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 10 March.
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