To the Ends of the Earth: Mary Gaunt, Pioneer Traveller

by Susanna de Vries

Travel writer, explorer and novelist.
'Gaunts never give up', the motto of Mary's ancestor, Prince John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was quoted by Mary's father, William Gaunt, to his children.
In the 1880s, Mary Gaunt was one of the first women admitted to Melbourne University. Miss Gaunt's desire to study law was denied since male academics believed women incapable of studying 'difficult' subjects. In 1909, Mary, now widowed, led her own expedition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 095854087X
• ISBN13: 9780958540872
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Pirgos Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"