{"product_id":"dempsters","title":"Dempsters","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e*Dempsters* by **[Author]** traces one remarkable family whose work helped shape Western Australia from the Swan River Colony’s earliest days through to the dawn of Federation. Blending **Australian history**, **Western Australian settlement**, and richly detailed **family biography**, it’s an absorbing read for anyone curious about how enterprise and ambition grew on the colony’s edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eThis account follows the Dempsters’ far-reaching pursuits: shipping and coastal trading, merchandising, whaling, farming, sandalwood and pearling. Along the way, they push into some of the state’s harshest country, establish a pastoral station in the isolated Esperance region, and champion new ideas—searches for gold and emerging farming methods among them. Just as compelling is the human story: community leadership, politics, and the tested partnership of brothers Edward, Andrew and James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers of **Australian nonfiction**, WA local history buffs, and anyone drawn to frontier entrepreneurship and family dynamics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd it to your shelf and meet a family woven through the state’s earliest chapters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51992662737172,"sku":"20006662","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/20006662_1.jpg?v=1771999170","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/dempsters","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}