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ICONIC: Mount Kosciusko, Australia’s tallest peak at 2,228m/7,328ft, colour photochrom, 1890
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The Incredible Life of the Man Behind the Mountain
by Anthony Sharwood, Hachette, £15.99
ANTHONY SHARWOOD’s Kosciuszko: The Incredible Life of the Man Behind the Mountain is far more than a biography of an extraordinary historical figure. It invites readers to join him on a journey to uncover who Kosciuszko was, why his name sits atop Australia’s highest mountain, and whether it should remain there.
The biography begins with a simple yet intriguing question: “Who was the Kosciuszko fella?”
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