THE SHEPHERD PRINCE

The Shepherd Prince, Samuel Sowden and the silent voices of the Castlereagh River

In this sweeping story of courage and endurance Michele Sowden traces her great, great grandfather Samuel Sowden’s journey from the seething rookeries of Britain’s early industrial revolution Leeds, through eleven years of penal servitude to Mereyula, his station on the Castlereagh River in New South Wales. Here Samuel metamorphoses into “the shepherd prince”, ruthless and respected; a man who never knows when he is beaten.

By delving deeply into primary sources and the privately-held family archive, the author creates a microcosm of a silent past that transcends a simple family history. There is colour and character in this landscape, and flesh on the skeletons of the ancestors. The book includes 40 original photographs, maps and drawings.

Author: Michele Sowden
Publisher: Highland House Publications
Condition: New
ISBN 978-0-9943065-2-4